Cllr. Bridget Fishleigh

BH2024/02132 – 14 Nicholson Place

8th October 2024:

If officers recommend to grant this application then please can it come to the planning committee for a decision.

As you know, 14 Nicholson Place is part of a new development (so new that not all of the homes have been sold yet).

This development was carefully planned to complement and respect Rottingdean’s current architecture. In my opinion, it’s unreasonable for the first buyer of one of these homes to want to make a large change like this which would set a precedent and destroy the streamlined and consistent look and feel of the area.

The material planning considerations on which a refusal could be based are:

- Overlooking and loss of privacy for adjacent residents

- Effect on conservation area

- Visual appearance

- Impact on character or appearance of the area

- Contravenes Rottingdean’s neighbourhood plan