Planning application
42 De Montfort Road Brighton BN2 3AU
Works: Extension Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.70m, for which the maximum height would be 3.50m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.80m.
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02050
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/02050
- Type
- Prior Approval Extension
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 18 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 26 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Hanover & Elm Grove
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN2 3AU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Brighton and Hove register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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BH2025/02473 Granted
42 De Montfort Road Brighton BN2 3AU
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of single storey infill extension incorporating rooflights and amended fenestration.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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26 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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21 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Martin McCurdy Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Hove
Active · incorporated 2012 · Hove
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Brighton and Hove granted permission on 26 September 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 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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