Planning application
11 Imperial Arcade Brighton BN1 3EA
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval for the erection of an additional storey above existing Class E unit to create 2no. residential flats (C3).
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02558
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/02558
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required Approved
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 2 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Regency
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN1 3EA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Brighton and Hove register
This site has had 7 applications since 2000: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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BH2025/02239 Granted
11 Imperial Arcade Brighton BN1 3EA
Installation of new windows.
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BH2011/00434 Granted
11 Imperial Arcade, Brighton, BN1 3EA
Change of use of middle and upper levels from café/snack bar (A3) and indoor sports (D2) to retail (A1).
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BH2010/02699 Granted
11 Imperial Arcade, Brighton, BN1 3EA
Display of 2no internally-illuminated fascia signs.
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BH2010/02618 Withdrawn
11 Imperial Arcade, Brighton, BN1 3EA
Change of Use from cafe/snack bar (A3) at middle floor and indoor sports unit (D2) at upper floor to retail units (A1).
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BH2009/01254 Granted
11 Imperial Arcade, Brighton, BN1 3EA
Change of use from retail unit (A1) to retail (A1) at ground floor level fronting Imperial Arcade and cafe/snack bar (A3) and indoor sports unit (D2) to upper levels.
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BH2000/02539/FP Granted
11 Imperial Arcade, Brighton, BN1 3EA
Installation of new shopfront to Imperial Arcade elevation, removal of existing shopfront to Regent Row and infilling wall including access doors.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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2 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required Approved
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Brighton and Hove granted permission on 2 February 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 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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