Planning application
31 Vallance Gardens Hove BN3 2DB
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 existing loft conversion with 3no side dormers, 1no rear dormer and 1no side rooflight.
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02518
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/02518
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 10 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Central Hove
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN3 2DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Oct 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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27 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Brighton and Hove granted permission on 20 January 2026, 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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