BH2025/02816

1. 18 Nov 2025

   Received by Brighton and Hove

2. 25 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• BH2025/02135 Granted

  212 Ditchling Road Brighton BN1 6JE

  Conversion of 2no. self contained flats into a single dwellinghouse, incorporating the replacement of the existing 2no. front doors with a single hardwood front door.

  29 Aug 2025 71m away Full applications
• BH2026/00008 Awaiting decision

  Annexe 71A Hollingbury Road Brighton BN1 7JB

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as a single dwellinghouse (C3).

  5 Jan 2026 118m away Lawful development
• BH2025/02087 Awaiting decision

  Land North Side Of St Andrews Road Brighton

  Demolition of existing garages and erection of 6no. two-storey dwellinghouses (C3), including associated landscaping and relocation of existing vehicle crossover.

  22 Aug 2025 131m away Full applications
• BH2026/00255 Awaiting decision

  33 Edburton Avenue Brighton BN1 6EJ

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

  4 Feb 2026 136m away Lawful development
• BH2026/00131 Awaiting decision

  28 Edburton Avenue Brighton BN1 6EJ

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 (sash window details) of application BH2024/03019.

  22 Jan 2026 139m away Conditions
• BH2025/02972 Granted

  79 Stanford Avenue Brighton BN1 6FA

  1 x lime - re-pollard 1 x sycamore - reduce by 3m back to live growth points 4 x chestnut re-pollard reason : to manage tree size and old pollards

  5 Dec 2025 147m away Trees

• BH2026/00373 Awaiting decision

  245 Hangleton Road Hove BN3 7LR

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed roof alterations/extensions including hip to gable extension with dormer to rear roofslope and rooflights to front roof slope.

  18 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• BH2026/00349 Awaiting decision

  42 Tongdean Road Hove BN3 6QE

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of single storey side extension.

  16 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• BH2026/00336 Awaiting decision

  13 Hythe Road Brighton BN1 6JR

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion incorporating rear dormer and 2no. front rooflights.

  13 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• BH2025/03071 Granted

  18 Pinfold Close Brighton BN2 6WG

  Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed single storey rear extension.

  19 Dec 2025 Lawful development
• BH2026/00328 Awaiting decision

  6 Goodwood Way Brighton BN2 4PW

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion, including hip-to-gable alteration and rear dormer extension, together with fenestration alterations to the side and rear elevations, installation of a rooflight to the front elevation, and solar panels to the rear elevation.

  12 Feb 2026 Lawful development