Planning application
Westward 43 Withdean Road Brighton BN1 5BP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of existing seven bedroom dwelling (C3) to form 1no five bedroom dwelling and 1no three bedroom dwelling (C3).
As published by the council, reference BH2026/00264
Application record
- Reference
- BH2026/00264
- Type
- Full Planning
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Westdene & Hove Park
- Postcode
- BN1 5BP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 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 2 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
12 documents on file for this application
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