Planning application
115 St James's Street Brighton BN2 1TH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use at first-floor from commercial (E) to residential (C3) to create 1no. two-bedroom flat. New balustrade to flat roof at rear. (Part Retrospective)
As published by the council, reference BH2025/01976
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/01976
- Type
- Full Planning
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 11 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 28 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Kemptown
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN2 1TH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Brighton and Hove register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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BH2026/00094 Awaiting decision
115 St James's Street Brighton BN2 1TH
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (noise mitigation measures) of application BH2025/01976.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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28 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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BH2026/00094 Awaiting decision
115 St James's Street Brighton BN2 1TH
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (noise mitigation measures) of application BH2025/01976.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Brighton and Hove granted permission on 28 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.
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