40 Wilbury Road Hove BN3 3JP
Approved on 8 January 2026
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of the ground, first, second floors and loft space from commercial (Class E) to create 4no self-contained dwellings (C3). External alterations including installation of front, side and rear rooflights, rear dormer window and alterations to fenestration.
- Received
- 29 August 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Ward
- Brunswick & Adelaide
- ReceivedReceived29 Aug
- ValidatedValidated30 Oct
- Consult.Consultation18 Dec
- TargetTarget Date25 Dec
- DecidedDecided8 Jan
Decided in 70 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 40 Wilbury Road Hove BN3 3JP. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 132 days, 10 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. The site is in the The Willett Estate conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Brunswick & Adelaide. We hold 762 applications in total for the BN3 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
- BN3 3JP
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 26 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 20 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 18 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 24 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 22 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 25 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Mr Simon Bareham
- Agent address
- Lewis & Co Planning 2 Port Hall Road Brighton BN1 5PD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 28 November 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 26 December 2025
- Site notice start
- 28 November 2025
- Site notice end
- 19 December 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 20
- Constraints
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: The Willett Estate
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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 (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Source: Brighton and Hove
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