Planning appeal decision
27 Marlborough Street, Brighton, Sussex, BN1 3EE
Planning appeal 3364161 at 27 Marlborough Street, Brighton, Sussex, BN1 3EE (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 17 July 2025 by Inspector Burley P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal scheme on the supply of housing.
the change of use from a dwellinghouse (use class C3) to short-term visitor accommodation (sui generis)
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Burley P
- Postcode
- BN1 3EE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal scheme on the supply of housing
What decided it
The appeal scheme conflicts with Policy DM2 because the unauthorised change of use from C3 to sui generis short-term visitor accommodation occurred recently (March 2022) and criterion (f) of Policy DM2 does not provide justification for the loss of residential accommodation in these circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2
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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