Brighton and Hove City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Brighton and Hove City Council decided more than 2,600 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 6% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 59 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Brighton and Hove City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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30 October 2026 · Refused
Saltdean Nursery Coombe Vale Saltdean Brighton BN2 8HJ · BH2025/02824
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29 October 2026 · Approved
41 - 44 Western Road Brighton BN1 2EB · BH2024/02608
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14 September 2026 · Approved
King Alfred Leisure Centre (part) And Public Car Park And Lawn West Of Hove Street South Kingsway, Hove BN3 2WW · BH2026/00490
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7 September 2026 · Approved
104 Cowley Drive Brighton BN2 6WD · BH2025/02480
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2 September 2026 · Approved
Land And Part Of Foot Golf Course And Benfield Barn At Benfield Valley Hangleton Lane Hove BN3 8EB · BH2024/01720
Figures for Brighton and Hove City Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,600 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 6%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 59 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 3%of 690 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 250 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 28%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 37plan adopted 2016 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Brighton and Hove City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook; • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular…”
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“Based on the information before me, I consider that the main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues in this case are:- • the effect of the proposed development on the provision of employment space in the city; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and •…”
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“The first two main issues in this appeal are the effect of the proposed development on the mix of housing in the community, and on the living conditions of adjoining residents. A further main issue is whether the proposed development…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of its surroundings.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.