93 St. Leonards Road, Hove, BN3 4QQ

Planning appeal 3284744 at 93 St. Leonards Road, Hove, BN3 4QQ (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 26 April 2022 by Inspector Sandra Prail, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: the effect of the car port development on (i) the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area and (ii) the living conditions of occupiers with particular regard to the adequacy of external amenity space.

without planning permission the construction of a car port on the land

Authority: Brighton and Hove City Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Sandra Prail
Postcode: BN3 4QQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: the effect of the car port development on (i) the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area and (ii) the living conditions of occupiers with particular regard to the adequacy of external amenity space
Appeal B: the effect of the development on the living conditions of current and future occupiers of the first floor of the building with particular regard to the adequacy of accommodation

What decided it

The harm to living conditions from inadequate living space in the studios and the harm to character and appearance from the car port significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing delivery benefit.

the harm to living conditions by virtue of inadequate living space significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefit to housing delivery of one single residential unit of poor quality

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy QD14Policy QD27Policy DM21Policy DM1 (Draft Brighton & Hove City Plan Part 2)

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