Planning application
Unit 5 Albert Works Conway Street Hove BN3 3LW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval for change of use of part first floor from commercial, business and service (E) to residential (C3) to form 1no two bedroom flat.
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02616
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/02616
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required Approved
- Received
- 24 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Goldsmid
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN3 3LW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Oct 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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8 Jan 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
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 8 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 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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