®Planning appeal decision
Garages to rear of 10 Bavant Road, Brighton, BN1 6RD
for redevelopment of existing garage block with a pair of semi-detached two bedroom dwellings
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Perrins N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and the degradation of outlook to neighbouring properties, which significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing and economic benefits, even under the tilted balance.
The modest benefits of two dwellings on a brownfield site and small economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and unacceptable impact on neighbouring outlook; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy CP12, Policy DM18, Policy DM26, Policy DM20
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.