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

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

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).

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy DM20, Policy CP20, Policy DM33

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