®Planning appeal decision
17 Buckingham Road, Brighton, BN1 3RH
Planning appeal 3319176 at 17 Buckingham Road, Brighton, BN1 3RH (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 21 February 2024 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the West Hill Conservation Area.
demolition of existing garage and erection of a detached two storey plus basement, one bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
- Postcode
- BN1 3RH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the West Hill Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposal on nearby trees
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers, with particular regard to daylight, outlook and privacy
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area, combined with harm to trees and future occupiers' living conditions, outweighed the limited benefits of one new dwelling and moderate environmental and economic benefits, and the heritage exception to the tilted balance applied.
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area, when balanced against the limited weight afforded to housing delivery, moderate weight to environmental and economic benefits, and minimal weight to the benefit of demolishing the garage, was not outweighed by those benefits; the heritage exception to the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework applied.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP12CP13CP15DM18DM26DM22DM20SS1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205Paragraph 208Paragraph 135Paragraph 70Paragraph 11
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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