®Planning appeal decision
Mortgage Medics Ltd, 85 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 4SD
change of use of ground floor and lower ground floor from commercial unit (E) to create a two bedroom maisonette (C3) incorporating new basement lightwells, revised fenestration and associated works
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would create a satisfactory living environment for future occupiers, with particular regard to the lower ground floor bedrooms
What decided it
The extremely limited outlook from the basement bedrooms would create an oppressive internal environment that would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing supply benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The modest social and economic benefits of providing one additional two-bedroom unit and the contribution to housing supply were outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions, resulting in the proposal failing to achieve sustainable development
Framework references: 11, 130, 60, 69
Plan policies cited: Policy QD27 of the Brighton & Hove Local Plan, Policy DM1 of the submission City Plan Part 2
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.