Planning application
20 Benfield Crescent Portslade BN41 2DB
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 the proposed addition of dormer to existing loft conversion including raising a chimney.
As published by the council, reference BH2025/02783
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/02783
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 13 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- South Portslade
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN41 2DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Nov 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
6 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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