Planning application
BH2025/02419
62 Albion Hill Brighton BN2 9NX
Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, seeking confirmation that, by operation of Section 180 of the Act, the enforcement notice upheld and varied on appeal APP/Q1445/C/22/3298802 has ceased to have effect insofar as inconsistent with planning permission BH2024/00507, and that the carrying out of works authorised by that permission would therefore be lawful.
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02419
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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25 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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