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Planning application

171 Lewes Road Brighton BN2 3LD

Awaiting decision Brighton and Hove BH2025/02731 Full Planning

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use from a C3 dwelling to a C3/C4 HMO.

As published by the council, reference BH2025/02731

Application record

Reference
BH2025/02731
Type
Full Planning
Status
Registered
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Nov 2025
Ward
Hanover & Elm Grove
Postcode
BN2 3LD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Nov 2025

    Received by Brighton and Hove

  2. 20 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 January 2026, 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

5 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 full applications in a median of 85 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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