Planning application
Flat 1 30 Queens Road Brighton BN1 3XA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of basement from Class E to C3 to create 1no studio flat including associated alterations to first floor unit.
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02547
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/02547
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- West Hill & North Laine
- Postcode
- BN1 3XA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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21 Oct 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 16 December 2025, 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
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Brighton and Hove for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Brighton and Hove decided prior approval applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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