®Planning appeal decision
14 Ringmer Road, Brighton, BN1 9JA
Planning appeal 3272551 at 14 Ringmer Road, Brighton, BN1 9JA (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed on 2 November 2021 by Inspector Somers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development upon the balance of uses in the locality, in terms of healthy, inclusive and mixed communities.
Change of use of a small house in multiple occupation (C4) to a large house in multiple occupation (sui generis)
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Somers J
- Postcode
- BN1 9JA
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP21 of the Brighton and Hove City Plan Part OneSaved 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
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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