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8 Union Street Brighton BN1 1HA

BH2025/01775Full PlanningAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use from jewellery shop (Use Class E) to public house/wine bar (Sui Generis).

Received
16 July 2025
Decision due
10 September 2025
Public comments
5
Ward
Regency
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated16 Jul
  3. Consult.4 Sep
  4. Target10 Sep
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 4 September.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 8 Union Street Brighton BN1 1HA. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 July 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Old Town conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Regency. We hold 1,684 applications in total for the BN1 postcode area.

87% of full applications at Brighton and Hove City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BN1 1HA
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 July 2025
Consultation expiry
12 September 2025
Consultation start
14 August 2025
Consultation end
4 September 2025
Neighbour consultation start
19 August 2025
Neighbour consultation end
9 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
400 West Green Road Haringey London N15 3PX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 August 2025
Advertisement expiry
12 September 2025
Site notice start
21 August 2025
Site notice end
11 September 2025

Additional information

Documents
10
Constraints
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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