Planning application
16 Woodhouse Road Hove BN3 5NE
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with rooflights and rear dormer.
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02692
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/02692
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Wish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN3 5NE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Brighton and Hove granted permission on 29 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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