Householder applications and proposals

General guidance

The Planning Portal's provides guidance on common projects.

See also the mini-guides on:

• doors and windows
• solar panels
• extensions
• porches
• loft conversions
• conservatories
• outbuildings
• satellite, TV and radio antennae

The Planning Portal has an interactive house/terrace for householders, including renewable energy, windows and many other common developments. It also has a volume calculator for calculating the volume of a number of different kinds of buildings or extensions.

Brighton & Hove Local Plan Policies

These policies were retained on adoption of the Brighton & Hove City Plan Part One (March 2016)

• QD14 Extensions and alterations [PDF 28kb]
• QD16 Trees and hedgerows [PDF 48kb]
• QD22 Satellite dish aerials [PDF 28kb]
• QD27 Protection of amenity [PDF 26kb]
• HE6 Development within or affecting the setting of conservation areas [PDF 39kb]
• TR7 Safe development [PDF 25kb]

Guidance

• SPD03 Construction and demolition waste [PDF 1023kb]
• SPD06 Trees and development sites [PDF 836kb]
• SPD12 Design Guide for Extensions and Alterations [PDF 1.1MB]