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9 Grand Parade Brighton BN2 9QB

BH2025/02309Full PlanningApproved
Full

Approved on 5 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of Unit 4 from existing three bedroom residential maisonette (Class C3) to three bedroom small house in multiple occupation (C4)

Received
17 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Queen's Park
  1. Received17 Sep
  2. Validated17 Sep
  3. Consult.6 Nov
  4. Target12 Nov
  5. Decided5 Jan

Decided in 110 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 9 Grand Parade Brighton BN2 9QB. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 110 days, 7 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. The site is in the Valley Gardens conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Queen's Park. We hold 2,608 applications in total for the BN2 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
BN2 9QB
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 September 2025
Consultation expiry
14 November 2025
Consultation start
16 October 2025
Consultation end
6 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
17 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
7 November 2025
Target decision date
12 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Toby Deacon
Agent address
Lewis & Co Planning 2 Port Hall Road Brighton BN1 5PD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
24 October 2025
Advertisement expiry
14 November 2025
Site notice start
24 October 2025
Site notice end
14 November 2025

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Valley Gardens
  • Listed building: Grade II: Numbers 9 and 10 and Attached RailingsOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Valley Gardens
  • Brownfield land register: 1 - 6 Grand Parade BrightonRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
  • 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 (18)

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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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