®Planning appeal decision
Rayford House, School Road, Hove, BN3 5HX
Planning appeal 3318920 at Rayford House, School Road, Hove, BN3 5HX (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed on 28 July 2023 by Inspector Simpson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Condition 1 and 13 are relevant, necessary and reasonable with regard to development plan policy requirements promoting sustainable modes of transport and safe/convenient access to new development and whether they give rise to increased crime or fear of crime.
Erection of four storey extension to east side to form 4 additional 2 bedroom dwellings and associated works
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Simpson L
- Postcode
- BN3 5HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether Condition 1 and 13 are relevant, necessary and reasonable with regard to development plan policy requirements promoting sustainable modes of transport and safe/convenient access to new development and whether they give rise to increased crime or fear of crime
What decided it
The access points must be retained for use by occupiers of the approved dwellings to ensure compliance with Policy DM33 requiring safe, comfortable and convenient access to sustainable transport, but the requirement for public access through the site is not directly related to the development and therefore fails the test in Framework Paragraph 57.
The necessity to secure convenient pedestrian access to Aldrington train station for occupiers of the four residential units outweighed the appellant's concerns about crime and the removal of the public access requirement, resulting in a substituted condition less onerous than the original.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP9Policy DM33Policy CP12Policy DM20Policy TR7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57Paragraph 110Paragraph 130
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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