®Planning appeal decision
14 Standean Close, Coldean, Brighton, BN1 9EU
Planning appeal 3335487 at 14 Standean Close, Coldean, Brighton, BN1 9EU (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 28 November 2024 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the proposal would comply with AA.2(2)(c) and so would fulfil the conditions necessary for it to be permitted development.
the enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of an additional storey. Existing loft and roof will be removed. Party wall, and the three other walls will be increased in height, to make room for a new story. A replacement roof and loft will be added, 2.9m higher than the original in order to make room for the new story containing an additional bedroom and bathroom. Roof will maintain its current pitch, and will be rotated 90 degrees in order to further reduce both overall height, and height of neighbouring walls, a parapet wall will be included
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Francis L
- Postcode
- BN1 9EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the proposal would comply with AA.2(2)(c) and so would fulfil the conditions necessary for it to be permitted development
- Appeals A and B: the effect of the proposal on the external appearance of the dwellinghouse
- Appeals A and B: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 15 Standean Close with particular regard to privacy and outlook
What decided it
Both proposals would be inconsistent with the prevailing height and form of neighbouring properties and the overall street scene, breaking the uniform ridge line that defines the character of Standean Close, contrary to NPPF paragraph 124 and the requirement under AA.2(3)(a)(ii) that prior approval applications must not be harmful to external appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP12Policy CP15Updated Design Guide for Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document 2020
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 124Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 139
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Brighton and Hove City Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Allowed26 October 20266014224East House, Preston Park Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6HG
- Dismissed6 October 2026601154116 and 16a, Richmond Road, Brighton, BN2 3RN
- Dismissed15 September 2026600726623-24, Brunswick Square, Hove, BN3 1EJ
- Dismissed26 August 2026600958610 Windlesham Road, Brighton & Hove, Brighton, BN1 3AG
- Notice varied and upheld12 August 202633569778 Queens Gardens, Brighton, BN1 4AR
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.