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51 - 53 Kings Road Brighton BN1 1NA

Refused Brighton and Hove BH2025/02571 Lawful Development Certificate Proposed

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed change of use of the existing purpose-built student accommodation (22 cluster flats) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).

As published by the council, reference BH2025/02571

Application record

Reference
BH2025/02571
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
17 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Nov 2025
Decided
24 Dec 2025
Ward
Regency
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BN1 1NA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Oct 2025

    Received by Brighton and Hove

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

23 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Brighton and Hove refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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