Planning application
Flat 1-5 56 Montpelier Road Brighton BN1 3BA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
To install telecommunications apparatus.
As published by the council, reference BH2026/00245
Application record
- Reference
- BH2026/00245
- Type
- Prior Notification Reg 5
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Regency
- Postcode
- BN1 3BA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 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 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
1 document on file for this application
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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 prior approval applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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