Planning application
163 Freshfield Road Brighton BN2 9YE
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of a rear single storey in-fill extension.
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02583
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/02583
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Queen's Park
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN2 9YE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Brighton and Hove granted permission on 22 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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