®Planning appeal decision
36 Roundhill Crescent, Brighton, BN2 3FR
Planning appeal 3271007 at 36 Roundhill Crescent, Brighton, BN2 3FR (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 9 September 2021 by Inspector Gethin T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of adjoining occupiers, with particular regard to overlooking from the proposed doorway, platform and staircase.
Erection of external spiral stair to rear elevation with alterations to upper-ground floor window to from a doorway; erection of screen to boundary wall and enlargement of raised terrace
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Gethin T
- Postcode
- BN2 3FR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of adjoining occupiers, with particular regard to overlooking from the proposed doorway, platform and staircase
- whether the proposed development, with particular regard to the proposed doorway, platform and staircase, would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Round Hill Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed development would result in significant loss of privacy for adjoining occupiers due to extensive close-range views from the elevated platform and staircase to their sitting out areas, conflicting with development plan policies protecting living conditions.
The benefits to the appeal site's occupiers (improved access and reduced overlooking of the site) did not outweigh the significant harm to adjoining occupiers' living conditions and the conflict with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QD14Policy QD27Policy CP15Policy HE6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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