Planning appeal decision
The Oval, 105A Woodland Drive, Hove, Sussex, BN3 6DF
Planning appeal 3312274 at The Oval, 105A Woodland Drive, Hove, Sussex, BN3 6DF (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed on 6 July 2023 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is necessary and reasonable having regard to the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers using the junction of Hill Brow and Woodland Avenue.
Erection of a three storey, 4 No. bedroom house, incorporating the demolition of part of the existing double garage to provide a single garage for the existing house; revisions to the boundary wall; parking and associated works (part retrospective)
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- BN3 6DF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed condition is necessary and reasonable having regard to the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers using the junction of Hill Brow and Woodland Avenue
What decided it
The requirement for a single dwelling permission to fund the whole pedestrian crossing scheme is disproportionate and fails to meet the Government's tests of necessity, relevance to the development, and reasonableness in all other respects.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM33CP9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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