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Allowed14 December 20233317868

15 - 26 Lincoln Cottages, Brighton, BN2 9UJ

Planning appeal 3317868 at 15 - 26 Lincoln Cottages, Brighton, BN2 9UJ (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed on 14 December 2023 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

the demolition of all existing buildings and construction of nine residential dwellings (Use Class C3)

Authority
Brighton and Hove City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Simpson V
Postcode
BN2 9UJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the conditions of the occupiers of nearby properties, with particular regard to privacy, light, highway congestion, car parking availability, odour, noise and disturbance

What decided it

The Council's failure to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the site's allocation for residential development and the minor (rather than substantial) nature of the identified harms to neighbouring amenity, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the limited conflicts with development plan policies.

The substantial benefits of providing nine dwellings on an allocated housing site in a district with a significant shortfall in housing land supply (2.1 years) outweighed the minor harms to neighbouring occupiers' amenity (highway congestion, odour, and limited daylight/sunlight impacts) and the limited weight given to other policy conflicts.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CP12CP14DM18DM21DM20DM36CP9DM33CP20
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 69

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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