Planning application
Land Adjacent To St Nicolas CE Primary School Locks Hill Portslade BN41 2LA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm the commencement of development for the works approved under BH2013/00284 (Erection of 2no detached two storey dwellings with associated parking and landscaping.) and to confirm construction of the proposed dwellings would be lawful.
As published by the council, reference BH2025/01946
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/01946
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 7 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 27 Nov 2025
- Ward
- South Portslade
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN41 2LA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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8 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
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Lewis and Co Planning SE Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Brighton and Hove granted permission on 27 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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