Planning application
53 Elvin Crescent Rottingdean Brighton BN2 7FF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed regularisation of use of a garden room solely for purposes ancillary to the main dwelling (retrospective).
As published by the council, reference BH2025/03049
Application record
- Reference
- BH2025/03049
- Type
- Householder Planning Consent
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Rottingdean & West Saltdean
- Parish
- Rottingdean Parish
- Postcode
- BN2 7FF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by Brighton and Hove
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 February 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
8 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 householder applications in a median of 75 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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