Appealing a Brighton & Hove refusal
Most householder refusals in Brighton & Hove — Brighton, Hove, Portslade and Rottingdean and the surrounding area — turn on a handful of issues: design and character, neighbour amenity, and impact on constraints like South Downs National Park (park area administered by SDNPA). An appeal succeeds when it takes each reason for refusal in turn and rebuts it on the policy, with specifics. Buildwise reads the decision notice, identifies the policies the council relied on, and builds the grounds of appeal around them.
Grounded in Brighton & Hove's own policies
Buildwise cites the same Brighton & Hove policies the officer used — for example DM18 (High Quality Design and Places), DM20 (Protection of Amenity), DM21 (Extensions and Alterations) — and shows how the proposal complies, rather than restating the application. Everything is quoted from the adopted plan and verified, never invented, so the Inspector sees a policy-anchored case.
- Brighton & Hove City Plan Part One (2016)
- Brighton & Hove City Plan Part Two (2022)
How it works
Buildwise reads Brighton & Hove's reasons for refusal and the policies cited.
A short, site-specific questionnaire.
A structured statement rebutting each refusal reason — download, edit, or submit.
Example (excerpt)
"The reason for refusal cites Policy DM18 (High Quality Design and Places). The proposal in fact accords with DM18: the subordinate form and matching materials respond to the host dwelling and street scene, and the amenity concern is answered by the separation distances set out below, engaging Policy DM20…"
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Householder and minor-development refusals are appealed to the Planning Inspectorate, usually within 12 weeks (householder) of the decision. Buildwise drafts the grounds of appeal, cited to Brighton & Hove's policies and the NPPF.
The same policies the officer relied on in the refusal — typically DM18 (High Quality Design and Places), DM20 (Protection of Amenity), DM21 (Extensions and Alterations) from the Brighton & Hove City Plan Part One (2016) and Brighton & Hove City Plan Part Two (2022) — plus the NPPF.
Minutes. Upload the decision notice, confirm the scheme, and Buildwise builds a structured grounds-of-appeal statement rebutting each reason for refusal.
Your first statement is free, no card needed.
Draft your Brighton & Hove appeal — first statement free.
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