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Dismissed8 November 20243338602

33 Richmond Place, Brighton, BN2 9NA

Planning appeal 3338602 at 33 Richmond Place, Brighton, BN2 9NA (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 8 November 2024 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision not to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, in regard to the completion of the development in accordance with planning permission reference BH2009/01556.

backpacker hostel and bar. Summary

Authority
Brighton and Hove City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Steen A
Postcode
BN2 9NA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision not to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, in regard to the completion of the development in accordance with planning permission reference BH2009/01556

What decided it

The backpacker hostel use granted under planning permission BH2009/01556 has been abandoned due to the extended period of non-use (approximately 2½ years from closure in 2020), unauthorised structural works indicating conversion to another use, and evidence of the owner's intentions to change the building's use, making it impossible to complete the permitted development.

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