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Planning appeals in Brighton and Hove City Council

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Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Brighton and Hove City Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 1,569 planning appeals in Brighton and Hove City Council since 2016, of which 32% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 60 decisions, 30% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 23 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

1,618

appeals on record since 2016

32%

of decided appeals allowed

23 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 30% allowed

By appeal type

Householder446 decided

39% allowed

Minor840 decided

31% allowed

Major24 decided

46% allowed

Commercial33 decided

15% allowed

Enforcement138 decided

7% allowed

Other125 decided

26% allowed

Not classified12 decided

0% allowed

By procedure

Written representations1,602 decided

30% allowed

Hearings10 decided

60% allowed

Inquiries6 decided

50% allowed

Every decision, by year

2026 · 47 · 32% allowed 2025 · 100 · 24% allowed 2024 · 92 · 22% allowed 2023 · 91 · 31% allowed 2022 · 88 · 26% allowed 2021 · 138 · 32% allowed 2020 · 172 · 38% allowed 2019 · 343 · 35% allowed 2018 · 186 · 30% allowed 2017 · 208 · 28% allowed 2016 · 153 · 37% allowed

Latest decisions in Brighton and Hove City Council

Allowed26 October 2026· householder6014224
East House, Preston Park Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6HG
a single storey rear extension
Dismissed6 October 20266011541
16 and 16a, Richmond Road, Brighton, BN2 3RN
replacement windows in lower ground, ground and first floor bays
Dismissed15 September 2026· other6007266
23-24, Brunswick Square, Hove, BN3 1EJ
Refurbishment of the front entrance steps to 23-24 (reinstated in the same design and construction of original steps and coverings)
Dismissed26 August 2026· major6009586
10 Windlesham Road, Brighton & Hove, Brighton, BN1 3AG
Alterations to existing 10-person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) with erection of single storey rear extensions and conversion of garage to habitable space, with creation of managers accommodation studio and 1 self-contained studio (C3), resulting in 10 residents plus onsite manager (part retrospective)
Notice varied and upheld12 August 20263356977
8 Queens Gardens, Brighton, BN1 4AR
Dismissed3 August 20266006502
Albion Court, 44 - 47 George Street, Brighton, BN2 1RJ
replacement of existing wooden frame windows with uPVC for flats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 at front elevation
Dismissed31 July 20266007639
544a Falmer Road, Woodingdean, BN2 6ND
raise wall and complete roof to existing building (annex)
Notice upheld28 July 2026· enforcement3356239
5 New Steine, Brighton, BN2 1PB
Creation of a doorway and installation of a UPVC door to the rear elevation of the Listed Building
Dismissed23 July 20266008904
1 D Panorama House, Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton & Hove, BN41 1BA
conversion of existing unit 9 into an office use. Provision of new obscure glazed windows (within existing openings)
Dismissed22 July 20266008779
104 Southover Street, Brighton, BN2 9UD
erection of a second floor extension and an upwards extension to provide an additional third floor with dormer windows, to provide an additional residential flat
Dismissed14 July 20266006481
44 A Southover Street, Brighton, BN2 9UE
Provision of roof terrace
Dismissed14 July 20266007523
42 Tidy Street, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 4EL
change of use of private dwelling to holiday let / private dwelling (Flexible Use)
Dismissed8 July 2026· minor6005753
Land To The Rear Of 99 The Highway, Brighton, BN2 4GD
the extension and conversion of a garage into a dwellinghouse (C3) and associated alterations
Dismissed3 July 20266007848
1 Hillbank Close, Portslade, Brighton & Hove, BN41 2WE
Three Storey 3 bedroom detached dwelling house with garden and off road parking space
Dismissed3 July 20266006436
1 Ridgeside Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8WD
Change of use from a 5-bedroom dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 7-double bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO, Sui-Generis)

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.