®Planning appeal decision
20 Clermont Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 6SG
without planning permission, a change of use of basement and ground floor from office (B1) to residential (C3)
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Satheesan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the change of use on the provision of employment space throughout the city
What decided it
The absence of any robust marketing strategy for the appeal site specifically meant it was not satisfactorily demonstrated that there was no realistic prospect of the site being re-used for offices or alternative employment use, resulting in unacceptable harm to employment space provision contrary to Policy CP3.
The benefits of providing an additional residential unit within the Preston Park Conservation Area did not outweigh the harm to the provision of employment space throughout the city.
Plan policies cited: Policy CP3 Brighton and Hove City Plan Part 1, 2016
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