Planning appeal decision
5 Champions Row, Wilbury Avenue, Hove, BN3 6AZ
Planning appeal 3341952 at 5 Champions Row, Wilbury Avenue, Hove, BN3 6AZ (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed on 3 June 2024 by Inspector Evans M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and locality.
a single storey rear extension with internal alterations and associated works
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans M
- Postcode
- BN3 6AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and locality
- The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of the adjacent dwellings at 4 and 6 Champions Row, with particular regard to whether the development would appear overbearing
What decided it
The extension would appear subordinate to the host property and be well-designed in scale and proportions, causing no harm to character and appearance, while the proximity, depth and height would not result in an oppressive sense of enclosure or unacceptable loss of amenity to adjacent occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM18Policy DM21Policy CP12Policy DM20Policy DM37Policy CP10
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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