Planning appeal decision
11 Grand Avenue, Hove, BN3 2LF
Planning appeal 3343776 at 11 Grand Avenue, Hove, BN3 2LF (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 28 February 2025 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether essential and urgent works were needed to preserve the listed building (ground d).
Replacement of roof tiles with machine made tiles on listed building
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips A
- Postcode
- BN3 2LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether essential and urgent works were needed to preserve the listed building (ground d)
- Whether the steps required to restore the character of the building to its former state would serve that purpose (ground i)
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that the roof tile replacement was essential and urgent, and the new machine-made tiles demonstrably harm the listed building's vernacular character and historic appearance.
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