®Planning appeal decision
8 Queens Gardens, Brighton, BN1 4AR
Planning appeal 3356977 at 8 Queens Gardens, Brighton, BN1 4AR (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 12 August 2026 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Ground (c): whether the change of use to short term visitor accommodation constitutes a breach of planning control.
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Goldberg V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Ground (c): whether the change of use to short term visitor accommodation constitutes a breach of planning control
- Ground (a): whether planning permission should be granted for the material change of use, having regard to the loss of residential accommodation
- Ground (g): whether the period specified for compliance with the enforcement notice is reasonable
What decided it
The cumulative evidence demonstrated that the property operates predominantly as commercial short-term visitor accommodation with a material change in the character of use from a Class C3 dwellinghouse, resulting in the loss of residential accommodation contrary to Policy DM2.
the modest economic benefits arising from the use of the appeal property as visitor accommodation attracted only limited weight and did not outweigh the conflict with Policy DM2, which seeks to protect the city's existing stock of residential accommodation
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2 of the Brighton & Hove City Plan Part TwoPolicy CP6 of the Brighton & Hove City Plan Part One
- Judgments
- Moore v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2012] EWCA Civ 1202
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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