Birch Grove Nursing Home, 1-3 Stanford Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6AD

Planning appeal 3374465 at Birch Grove Nursing Home, 1-3 Stanford Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6AD (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed on 11 February 2026 by Inspector Housden C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether restricting the occupation of 31 bedrooms of the proposed development to elderly nursing care accommodation is reasonable and necessary.

demolition of existing Class C2 building and erection of a four storey building plus basement (car parking level) to provide replacement care (Class C2) facilities without complying with a condition attached to planning permission ref BH2022/00867, dated 8 June 2023

Authority: Brighton and Hove City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector: Housden C
Postcode: BN1 6AD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether restricting the occupation of 31 bedrooms of the proposed development to elderly nursing care accommodation is reasonable and necessary

What decided it

The existence of a fallback position allowing the same loss of elderly accommodation without planning permission made it unreasonable to impose the condition restricting bedroom use, despite the conflict with Policy DM4.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM4 of City Plan Part 2

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