Planning application
297 Cowley Drive Brighton BN2 6TP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective Change of use from bungalow (C3) to 6-person small HMO (C4).
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02379
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/02379
- Type
- Full Planning
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Woodingdean
- Postcode
- BN2 6TP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Sep 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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6 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Brighton and Hove took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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