®Planning appeal decision
55 Centurion Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 3LN
the change of use from 5-bedroom C3/C4 to 6-bedroom C3/C4
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The quality of accommodation for future occupiers with particular regard to the size and layout of the proposed communal kitchen/dining/living accommodation
What decided it
The communal kitchen/dining room of 17.34 square metres would be inadequate to serve six occupants comfortably, and the conversion of the living room to a bedroom would remove the sole access to external communal space, creating an unacceptably poor living environment that significantly harms occupants' living conditions.
The adverse impacts of granting permission—an unacceptably poor living environment significantly harming occupants' living conditions—significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of providing accommodation for one additional occupier and contributing to housing supply, even when the development plan is deemed out of date due to housing land supply shortfall.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy QD27, Policy DM1, Policy DM20, Policy DM7
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