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Dismissed22 May 20263355579

Basement Flat, 10 Prince Albert Street, Brighton, BN1 1HE

Planning appeal 3355579 at Basement Flat, 10 Prince Albert Street, Brighton, BN1 1HE (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 22 May 2026 by Inspector Boffin D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development is well-founded.

Certificate of lawful use or development for existing use of basement level as a self-contained flat

Authority
Brighton and Hove City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Boffin D
Postcode
BN1 1HE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development is well-founded

What decided it

The evidence was insufficiently precise and unambiguous to demonstrate that the material change of use to a self-contained flat began on or before 2 May 2020 and continued for at least four years without significant interruption, particularly due to the unexplained gap in occupation between January 2022 and November 2022.

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