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Allowed11 June 20253353409

Brighton Gasworks, Land Bounded by Roedean Road (B2066), Marina Way and Boundary Road, Brighton and Hove, BN2 5TG

Planning appeal 3353409 at Brighton Gasworks, Land Bounded by Roedean Road (B2066), Marina Way and Boundary Road, Brighton and Hove, BN2 5TG (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed on 11 June 2025 by Inspector Young D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Character and appearance.

Comprehensive mixed-use redevelopment comprising site preparation and enabling works, demolition of existing buildings and structures, provision of new buildings comprising residential use (C3) and flexible non-residential floorspace (E), amenity space, public realm, landscaping, parking, highway works, access and servicing arrangements and associated infrastructure, including interim works

Authority
Brighton and Hove City Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Young D
Postcode
BN2 5TG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Character and appearance
  • Heritage Assets
  • Living conditions

What decided it

The substantial benefits of redeveloping a brownfield site for much-needed homes and other identified needs, in a Council area lacking a five-year housing land supply, outweighed the limited heritage and amenity harms identified.

The substantial weight given to brownfield housing delivery and sustainable location, together with significant weight to townscape enhancement, biodiversity net gain, jobs and public realm, outweighed the great weight given to less than substantial heritage harm to the FCH and the limited weight given to harm to non-designated heritage assets and neighbouring living conditions, tipping the balance in favour of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DA2Policy CP12Policy CP14Policy CP15Policy CP20Policy CP8Policy CP19Policy SS1Policy DM18Policy DM19Policy DM20Policy DM28Policy DM29Policy DM11Policy DM1Policy SA5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 33Paragraph 49Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 61Paragraph 125Paragraph 130Paragraph 131Paragraph 139Paragraph 207Paragraph 208Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
Judgments
Jones v Mordue [2016] 1 W.L.R 2682; Catesby Estates Ltd. v Peter Steer v Historic England [2018] EWCA Civ 1697

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