Planning application
12 Portland Street Brighton BN1 1RN
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use as a short-stay holiday let accommodation (sui generis).
As published by the council, reference BH2025/01992
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/01992
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 12 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 1 Oct 2025
- Ward
- West Hill & North Laine
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN1 1RN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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1 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 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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