Agenda item - BH2023/02994 - 38 Cheltenham Place, Brighton - Full Planning

1.    The Planning Manager introduced the application to the committee.

Answers to committee Member Questions

2.    Councillor Shanks was informed that the property had been occupied until 1993, it was not a House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) and the proposed rooflights would be fixed shut and for light only.

3.    Councillor Theobald was informed there had been some openings in the roof in the past and the height would be unchanged. The reasons for the withdrawal of the previous planning application for a 13 bed HMO were not known. It was noted that planning permission would be required for an HMO and the building was currently vacant.

4.    Councillor Shanks was informed that conservation rooflights sit in the slope of the roofscape and do not protrude.

Debate

5.    Councillor Theobald considered the proposals better than the existing structure and it would be an improvement. The councillor supported the application.

6.    Councillor Robinson considered the application to be an improvement.  The councillor supported the application.

7.    Councillor Allen noted they had visited the site and considered the proposals an improvement. The councillor supported the application.

8.    Councillor Thomson considered the city was short of housing and therefore supported the application.

9.    Councillor Winder considered the building looked as if it would fall down. The councillor noted the minor improvements and supported the application.

Vote

10. A vote was taken, and the committee agreed unanimously to grant planning permission.

11. RESOLVED: That the Committee has taken into consideration and agrees with the reasons for the recommendation set out in the report and resolves to GRANT planning permission subject to the Conditions and Informatives in the report.