Planning application
56 Chichester Drive West Saltdean Brighton BN2 8SF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of single storey garden room incorporating garden storage to rear.
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02554
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/02554
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Rottingdean & West Saltdean
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN2 8SF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Brighton and Hove register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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BH2026/00037 Awaiting decision
56 Chichester Drive West Saltdean Brighton BN2 8SF
Erection of single storey rear extension and roof alterations/extensions creating additional floor and widening of driveway entrance. (Amended description)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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19 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
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Brighton and Hove granted permission on 19 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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