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Dismissed8 September 20223282978

Land Adjoining 12 Dunster Close, Brighton, BN1 7ED

Planning appeal 3282978 at Land Adjoining 12 Dunster Close, Brighton, BN1 7ED (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 8 September 2022 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed development on local amenity and biodiversity.

the erection of a two-storey building comprising 1 No. semi-detached four-bedroom house and 2 No. one bedroom flats (C3)

Authority
Brighton and Hove City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Andrews M
Postcode
BN1 7ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposed development on local amenity and biodiversity
  • The character and appearance of the area
  • Highway safety and convenience

What decided it

The combination of significant harm to local amenity, biodiversity, character and appearance, and unacceptable highway safety impacts clearly outweighed the benefit of three additional dwellings to housing need.

The benefit of three additional dwellings including affordable housing to housing need was clearly outweighed by the harm to local amenity, biodiversity, character and appearance, and highway safety

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP10Policy CP12Policy CP14Policy QD16Policy QD18Policy CP9Policy QD27
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 111Paragraph 180

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