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56 Wolseley Road Brighton BN1 9ET

Awaiting decision Brighton and Hove BH2025/02636 Lawful Development Certificate Existing

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Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as six person small house in multiple occupation (C4).

As published by the council, reference BH2025/02636

Application record

Reference
BH2025/02636
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Status
Registered
Received
28 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Oct 2025
Ward
Coldean & Stanmer
Postcode
BN1 9ET

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Oct 2025

    Received by Brighton and Hove

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Brighton and Hove took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Brighton and Hove for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Brighton and Hove decided lawful development applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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