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48 Ridgeside Avenue Brighton BN1 8WB

Awaiting decision Brighton and Hove BH2026/00240 Lawful Development Certificate Proposed

Works: Extension Loft or dormer

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion incorporating hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer and roof lights.

As published by the council, reference BH2026/00240

Application record

Reference
BH2026/00240
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Status
Registered
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Patcham & Hollingbury
Postcode
BN1 8WB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Brighton and Hove register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • BH2026/00239 Awaiting decision

    48 Ridgeside Avenue Brighton BN1 8WB

    Erection of single storey rear extension with rooflights, terrace and steps to garden.

    Submitted 4 Feb 2026 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Feb 2026

    Received by Brighton and Hove

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 April 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

5 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 lawful development applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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In Brighton and Hove

  • 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

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

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  • 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