Planning application
77 Sandgate Road Brighton BN1 6JP
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion incorporating rear dormer and 2no. front rooflights
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02494
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/02494
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Hollingdean & Fiveways
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN1 6JP
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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BH2025/02495 Granted
77 Sandgate Road Brighton BN1 6JP
Erection of ground and first floor rear extension.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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9 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Brighton and Hove granted permission on 9 December 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 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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