®Planning appeal decision
77 Brougham Road, Selden, Worthing, BN11 2PA
Planning appeal 3349199 at 77 Brougham Road, Selden, Worthing, BN11 2PA (Worthing Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 December 2024 by Inspector Cahalane R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether future occupiers of the proposed development would be provided with adequate living conditions, with particular regard to private garden space and outlook.
conversion of a detached annexe into a self-contained, three-bedroom dwellinghouse (C3)
- Authority
- Worthing Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
- Postcode
- BN11 2PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether future occupiers of the proposed development would be provided with adequate living conditions, with particular regard to private garden space and outlook
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 77 Brougham Road, with particular regard to privacy, outlook and private garden space
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The inadequate private garden space and outlook for future occupiers, combined with unacceptable intrusiveness and noise disturbance to the occupiers of No 77, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing benefits under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
The modest social and economic benefits of housing delivery and environmental benefits of solar panels were outweighed by the significant adverse impacts on the living conditions of both future occupiers (inadequate garden and outlook) and existing occupiers of No 77 (intrusiveness and disturbance), with paragraph 135(f) of the Framework being decisive.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1Policy DM2Policy DM5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 135
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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