Planning appeal decision
The Property Known As Montreal Arms, 62 Albion Hill, Brighton, BN2 9NX
Planning appeal 3298802 at The Property Known As Montreal Arms, 62 Albion Hill, Brighton, BN2 9NX (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 17 July 2023 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the removal of glazed ceramic tiles from the façade of the appeal building constituted development requiring planning permission.
Without planning permission, the removal of the glazed ceramic tiles from the facades of the building on the Land
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- BN2 9NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the removal of glazed ceramic tiles from the façade of the appeal building constituted development requiring planning permission
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
What decided it
The extensive removal of glazed ceramic tiles using power tools and scaffold tower materially affected the external appearance of the building and constituted development requiring planning permission, but the enforcement notice's requirements to match undamaged tiles exceeded what was necessary to remedy the breach.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE10Policy DM 28
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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