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Dismissed21 March 20253348382

Units 9, 1 D Panorama House, Vale Road, Hove, BN41 1BA

Planning appeal 3348382 at Units 9, 1 D Panorama House, Vale Road, Hove, BN41 1BA (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 21 March 2025 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide acceptable office accommodation, with particular regard to outlook, and noise and disturbance.

conversion of Unit 9 into an office use. Provision of new obscure glazed windows (within existing openings)

Authority
Brighton and Hove City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Hobbs J
Postcode
BN41 1BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would provide acceptable office accommodation, with particular regard to outlook, and noise and disturbance
  • the effect of the proposal on neighbouring residents' living conditions, with particular regard to the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour, noise and disturbance, and privacy

What decided it

The very limited outlook from the proposed office due to full obscure glazing would be oppressive and overbearing on future occupiers, and the change from a secure residential building to a mixed-use development would increase fear of crime and anti-social behaviour among neighbouring residents.

What the Inspector cited

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Policy DM20Policy DM11Policy CP12

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