Saturday, 24 October 2026
Topic

planning application

Buildings on London Road in Brighton on a sunny day, with bare trees, traffic lights and an Open Market banner
Community

24-hour slot arcade planned for London Road, with student flats above

Merkur Slots wants to open a 24-hour arcade at 95 to 97 London Road. Its own noise report says the six floors above are student accommodation. Neighbours can comment until 17…

Portland Road in Hove on a sunny day, with shops under red brick flats, newer blocks of flats beyond and parked cars along the kerb
Council

Portland Road café and sauna plan: officers back Hove former print shop scheme

Officers recommend approving a café, electric sauna and cold plunge baths in a former print shop on Portland Road, Hove, with hours and noise conditions. The work has already started. Committee…

Preece House on Davigdor Road in Hove, a red brick office building with bare trees in front of it, next to the site of the planned office
Council

Davigdor Road office plan: officers back basement and solar panels despite 32 objections

Officers recommend approving a basement, solar panels and a new design for a three-storey office at Palmer and Harvey House, Hove. Neighbours object over noise and light. Committee decides 28 October.

Cheltenham Place in Brighton, a narrow street of white and pastel terraced houses with double yellow lines in the North Laine
Community

Yoyo Yard sauna plan: officers back holiday rooms despite loss of North Laine homes

Council officers recommend approval for a café, hot yoga studio and four holiday rooms at Cheltenham Place, though their report says the plan conflicts with housing policy. Committee decides 28…

Lewes Road in Brighton looking south, with a bus lane, traffic lights, shops and houses on both sides
Community

Mosque plan for former Lewes Road social club goes to councillors on 28 October

Planning officers recommend approving part of the former Brighton and Hove Sports and Social Club at 16 Lewes Road as a mosque, with nine conditions. The Planning Committee decides on 28 October.

A Victorian cast iron railway bridge with a curved arch over New England Road in Brighton, with a modern building behind it
Housing

66 affordable flats planned above a Brighton scrap metal yard draw objections

A 12-storey block of 66 affordable flats is proposed above a working scrap metal yard at Richardson's Yard, New England Street. The council papers show support from housing officers and objections…