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87 - 89 Cowper Street Hove BN3 5BN

Awaiting decision Brighton and Hove BH2026/00043 Full Planning

Works: New dwelling

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 six bedroom house in multiple occupation (C4) to residential (C3) comprising 4no one bedroom flats and 3no studio flats (retrospective).

As published by the council, reference BH2026/00043

Application record

Reference
BH2026/00043
Type
Full Planning
Status
Registered
Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
20 Jan 2026
Ward
Westbourne & Poets' Corner
Postcode
BN3 5BN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jan 2026

    Received by Brighton and Hove

  2. 20 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 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

11 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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