®Planning appeal decision
27 Kemp Street, Brighton, BN1 4EF
Planning appeal 3311322 at 27 Kemp Street, Brighton, BN1 4EF (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 11 September 2023 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the building and the North Laine Conservation Area, a designated heritage asset.
Without planning permission, the replacement of timber windows with aluminium windows
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harwood A
- Postcode
- BN1 4EF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the building and the North Laine Conservation Area, a designated heritage asset
What decided it
The harmful effect on the character and appearance of the conservation area caused by the aluminium windows outweighs the unsubstantiated claimed benefits to the occupants, and the great weight required to be given to conservation of the designated heritage asset cannot be overcome.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP15 of the Brighton & Hove City Plan Part OnePolicy DM26 of the Brighton & Hove City Plan Part Two
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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