83-85 Flat 2, St Aubyns, Hove, BN3 2TL

Planning appeal 3354553 at 83-85 Flat 2, St Aubyns, Hove, BN3 2TL (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed on 7 April 2025 by Inspector Packman J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would fail to preserve the character or appearance of the Old Hove and Cliftonville Conservation Areas and so harm their historic significance.

Erection of a part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension, plus insertion of 3no. timber sash windows within southern elevation. Provision of soft landscaping and new wall and fencing treatment to eastern boundary.

Authority: Brighton and Hove City Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Packman J
Postcode: BN3 2TL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would fail to preserve the character or appearance of the Old Hove and Cliftonville Conservation Areas and so harm their historic significance
The effect upon the living conditions of basement flat at no.83-85 St Aubyns

What decided it

The contemporary design of the extension, whilst clearly modern, would be sufficiently recessive and subservient to the historic host building and would enhance the conservation areas through removal of unsympathetic modern features and replacement with appropriate timber sashes, whilst the revised plans removing the problematic window would adequately protect the living conditions of the neighbouring basement flat.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CP12CP15DM18DM21DM26DM20

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