Planning appeal decision
Garages Rear of 148 to 166 Portland Road, Fronting Raphael Road, Hove, West Sussex, BN3 5QQ
Planning appeal 3283005 at Garages Rear of 148 to 166 Portland Road, Fronting Raphael Road, Hove, West Sussex, BN3 5QQ (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 27 June 2022 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the amended scheme on the living conditions for adjoining occupiers as regards their outlook and light.
a proposed single storey two-bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- BN3 5QQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the amended scheme on the living conditions for adjoining occupiers as regards their outlook and light
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed building's siting tight on the boundary would cause undue enclosure and significant shadowing to adjoining occupiers' limited garden areas, causing harmful conflict with Policy QD27 and NPPF paragraph 130(f).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QD27Policy CP8Policy CP12Policy CP14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 12
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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