®Planning appeal decision
55 Centurion Road, Brighton, BN1 3LN
Planning appeal 3271774 at 55 Centurion Road, Brighton, BN1 3LN (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed on 30 June 2021 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the provision of secure cycle parking is reasonable or precise having regard to the use of alternative means of travel which have a less harmful environmental impact than the car (condition 5).
change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to flexible use as 5no bedroom small house in multiple occupation (C4) or single family dwellinghouse without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref BH2019/03209, dated 30 March 2020
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- BN1 3LN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the provision of secure cycle parking is reasonable or precise having regard to the use of alternative means of travel which have a less harmful environmental impact than the car (condition 5)
- Whether the provision of soundproofing is reasonable, necessary and precise, in relation to the living conditions of existing occupiers (condition 7)
- Whether the lack of entitlement to a resident's parking permit is reasonable or necessary having regard to highway safety, the living conditions of existing occupiers and to promotion of sustainable forms of transport (condition 8)
What decided it
The practical impossibility of providing secure cycle parking on the constrained site, combined with the Council's assurance to amend the Traffic Regulation Order independently, meant conditions 5 and 8 were not reasonably necessary, while condition 7 was justified by evidence of actual noise harm to neighbours.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TR14Policy SU10Policy QD27Policy TR7CP9
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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