®Planning appeal decision
14 Ringmer Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 9JA
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Somers J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development upon the balance of uses in the locality, in terms of healthy, inclusive and mixed communities
- The living conditions of current and future occupiers with regards to provision of communal space
What decided it
The proposal does not result in the loss of a family dwelling and therefore does not conflict with the aims of Policy CP21 to maintain balanced and mixed communities, and the communal spaces are adequate to accommodate the proposed residents.
The benefits of accommodating a range of housing needs and the fact that the building was already in HMO use outweighed the Council's concerns about the concentration of HMOs in the locality and the minimal communal space provision.
Framework references: 48
Plan policies cited: Policy CP21 of the Brighton and Hove City Plan Part One, Saved Policy QD27 of the Brighton and Hove Local Plan 2005 (Amended 2016), Policy DM7 of the emerging Proposed Submission of the City Plan Part 2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.