Planning application
60 Woodruff Avenue Hove BN3 6PJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of a single storey outbuilding to rear garden for use as home office and gym.
As published by the council, reference BH2026/00042
Application record
- Reference
- BH2026/00042
- Type
- Householder Planning Consent
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 9 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Westdene & Hove Park
- Postcode
- BN3 6PJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jan 2026
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 6 March 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
10 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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