Planning appeal decision
30 Highfield Crescent, Brighton and Hove, Brighton, BN1 8JD
Planning appeal 3337467 at 30 Highfield Crescent, Brighton and Hove, Brighton, BN1 8JD (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed on 9 April 2024 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development, as built and as proposed, on the character and appearance of the existing property and on the locality.
Retrospective planning permission to amend existing planning permission to create a raised deck area facilitating access to the garden as well as revised fenestration, following the part demolition and part extension of the shed at the rear of the property
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans L
- Postcode
- BN1 8JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development, as built and as proposed, on the character and appearance of the existing property and on the locality
- The effect of the development, as built and as proposed, on the amenities of the neighbouring occupants
What decided it
The privacy screen, as proposed, would adequately protect neighbouring living conditions by preventing overlooking while not causing material loss of outlook, making the development acceptable in planning terms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM21Policy DM20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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