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Dismissed3 July 20266006436

1 Ridgeside Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8WD

Planning appeal 6006436 at 1 Ridgeside Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8WD (Brighton and Hove City Council) was dismissed on 3 July 2026 by Inspector J Davis, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring dwellings with particular reference to noise and disturbance.

Change of use from a 5-bedroom dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 7-double bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO, Sui-Generis)

Authority
Brighton and Hove City Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
J Davis
Postcode
BN1 8WD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring dwellings with particular reference to noise and disturbance
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers

What decided it

The likely harmful effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through increased noise and disturbance from the intensive use of the property and garden as a 14-person HMO, which could not be adequately controlled or mitigated.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM20Policy DM7Policy DM1

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