Planning appeal decision
203 Dyke Road And 15 Caburn Road, Hove, BN3 6EF
Planning appeal 3292319 at 203 Dyke Road And 15 Caburn Road, Hove, BN3 6EF (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 19 August 2022 by Inspector Cramond D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on living conditions for future occupiers.
the conversion of 15 Caburn Road from 11 person House in Multiple Occupation to 12 person House in Multiple Occupation (and retention of 203 Dyke Road as an 8 person HMO)
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cramond D
- Postcode
- BN3 6EF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on living conditions for future occupiers
What decided it
The inadequate provision of communal space for cooking, eating, relaxing and socialising in both qualitative and quantitative terms rendered the accommodation unsuitable for future occupiers.
The locational advantages of the HMO and the inadequate local housing land supply were outweighed by the poor quality of accommodation and the conflict with Policy QD27 on residential amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QD27Policy DM7
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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