®Planning appeal decision
61 Church Road , Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BP
the formation of a one bedroom flat in an existing building. Change of use from Office Storage to Residential
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wilson D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether sufficient information has been presented to demonstrate that the loss of employment floorspace to residential use can be justified.
What decided it
The absence of any marketing strategy or evidence that the employment space had been marketed for alternative employment uses meant the appellant could not satisfy Policy CP3, and this loss of employment space without justification significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing supply under the tilted balance.
The loss of employment space without sufficient justification significantly and demonstrably outweighed the very modest benefits of a single dwelling, even where the Council could not demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 77
Plan policies cited: Policy CP3 of the Brighton & Hove City Plan Part One
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