Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Brighton and Hove › Neighbourhood Hove Central › Postcode BN3 3GB What's changing near BN3 3GB Within 2 km, around Hove Central in Brighton and Hove. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
377 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
605 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.1% like-for-like prices in Hove Central, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.5%)
-1% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 5 new homes completed 4 flats, 1 houses · Nov 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 9 new homes completed houses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026 School closed School closed: Drive Preparatory School Other independent school, other independent school (de-registered)
Jun 2026 New homes 10 new homes completed flats · Apr 2026 – May 2026
May 2026 New homes 7 new homes completed flats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New homes 16 new homes completed 15 flats, 1 houses · Oct 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026 Planning permission Permission for 306 homes Sackville Trading Estate/Coal Yard Sackville Road (Northern site) (full planning permission)
Nov 2025 School closed School closed: South England International School Other independent school, other independent school (does not meet criteria for registration)
Nov 2025 New homes 42 new homes completed flats · Mar 2025 – May 2025
May 2025 New homes 50 new homes completed flats · May 2025
May 2025 New homes 17 new homes completed flats · May 2025
May 2025 64 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
165 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in BN3 3GB itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km 6 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (2 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Hove Polyclinic, Nevill Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025 Battery storage Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Road - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Old Shoreham Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 570 kW
May 2025 Rooftop solar Dunelm - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jul 2025 Rooftop solar Reception Shoreham Technical Centre - Solar PV Panel Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2024 Running nearest: ParkerSteel Shoreham Plant (rooftop solar, 3.7 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km 12 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned Cross Street, Hove Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Denmark Terrace, Brighton Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Mar 2028 to Jun 2028 Major St Michaels Place, Brighton Utility asset works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Salisbury Road, Hove Disconnection or alteration of supply · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Kingsway, Hove Utility asset works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Western Esplanade, Hove Utility asset works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Ventnor Villas, Hove New service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Church Road, Hove Utility asset works · NWP STREET LTD (formerly New World Payphones Ltd) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Church Road, Hove Utility asset works · NWP STREET LTD (formerly New World Payphones Ltd) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jul 2014 Decided decided Apr 2025 Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.