®Planning appeal decision
Ground And First Floors Flat, 38 Boundary Road, Hove, BN3 4EF
conversion of 1no residential flat (C3) to form 2no residential flats (C3)
- Authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Knight A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would result in the loss of a smaller family dwelling
- whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed Flat 3 with regards to external amenity space
What decided it
The inadequate external amenity space for the proposed family flat, combined with the loss of a smaller family dwelling below the 120m² threshold, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing supply benefits.
The benefits of housing delivery and effective land use in a location with acute housing land shortage were outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions for future occupiers and the loss of a smaller family dwelling contrary to the development plan's stated purpose.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM3 of the Brighton and Hove City Plan Part 2 (2022)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.