Planning appeal decision
5 Valley Drive, Brighton, BN1 5FA
Planning appeal 3338770 at 5 Valley Drive, Brighton, BN1 5FA (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 16 September 2024 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
the erection of a new building to be used for AirBnB/ Guest Accommodation in the garden of 5 Valley Drive
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wilson D
- Postcode
- BN1 5FA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to privacy, noise and disturbance
What decided it
The proposed holiday accommodation use would cause unacceptable harm to both the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through noise and disturbance from frequent occupier turnover.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP12Policy DM18Policy DM21Policy DM1Policy DM20
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
- Dismissed26 August 2026600958610 Windlesham Road, Brighton & Hove, Brighton, BN1 3AG
- Dismissed14 July 2026600648144 A Southover Street, Brighton, BN2 9UE
- Dismissed14 July 2026600752342 Tidy Street, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 4EL
- Dismissed3 July 202660064361 Ridgeside Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8WD
- Dismissed18 May 202633533294 Steine Gardens, Brighton, BN2 1WB
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.
®