®Planning appeal decision
Panorama House 1D Vale Road, Portslade, BRIGHTON, BN41 1BA
the installation of one window (within the wall of unit 42) and conversion of units 9, 42, 45 and 46 into 4 residential units
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Redford R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing occupants of Panorama House and whether appropriate living conditions would be provided for future occupants of the 4 proposed new residential units (units 9, 42, 45 and 46) in relation to privacy
What decided it
The significant harm to privacy of existing and future occupants from overlooking caused by the conversion of units 9 and 42 and the new window, which could not be adequately mitigated, outweighed the housing benefits for those units, whereas units 45 and 46 could be converted without such harm.
For units 9 and 42: the significant harm to living conditions in relation to privacy significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing provision and sustainable development. For units 45 and 46: the moderate weight given to housing need and sustainable development supported the conversion as no significant harm to living conditions was found.
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: QD14, QD27, DM20
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.