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48 Albany Villas Hove BN3 2RW

Refused Brighton and Hove BH2025/01969 Prior Approval

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Approval for change of use from nursery (E) to residential (C3) to create 6no. self-contained flats. Additional stairs at rear connecting existing fire escape to second floor.

As published by the council, reference BH2025/01969

Application record

Reference
BH2025/01969
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Required Refused
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Decided
3 Oct 2025
Ward
Central Hove
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BN3 2RW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Brighton and Hove register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • BH2025/02860 Awaiting decision

    48 Albany Villas Hove BN3 2RW

    Conversion of existing nursery (D1) to create 3no. two-bed flats and 1no. one-bed flat (C3), with associated external alterations.

    Submitted 24 Nov 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2025

    Received by Brighton and Hove

  2. 3 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required Refused

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Brighton and Hove refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    BH2025/02860 Submitted 24 Nov 2025 0m away

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