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Allowed27 January 20263375220

Site Of Former Electricity Sub Station, Manor Gardens, Lions Court, Brighton, BN2 5EB

Planning appeal 3375220 at Site Of Former Electricity Sub Station, Manor Gardens, Lions Court, Brighton, BN2 5EB (Brighton and Hove City Council) was allowed on 27 January 2026 by Inspector Smith D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether living conditions for future occupiers would be satisfactory and the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of Lions Court and 5, 6 and 7 Manor Green in relation to privacy, outlook, daylight and sunlight.

erection of three storey residential block to provide 6 no flats (C3)

Authority
Brighton and Hove City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith D
Postcode
BN2 5EB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether living conditions for future occupiers would be satisfactory and the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of Lions Court and 5, 6 and 7 Manor Green in relation to privacy, outlook, daylight and sunlight

What decided it

The severe housing land supply shortfall in Brighton and Hove (1.4 years against a 5-year requirement) and the proposal's contribution to affordable housing delivery on brownfield land within a sustainable location outweighed the identified harm to living conditions.

The harm to living conditions of existing and future residents was outweighed by the significant benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing provision, and effective use of brownfield land in a location with a critical housing supply shortfall, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11(d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM20Policy CP20Policy DM33
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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