Plans for Hove seafront block of flats refused

Plans for a nine-storey block of 42 flats on Hove seafront have been thrown out on appeal.

The application to demolish two sets of semi-detached houses and build flats at 145-151 Kingsway was initially refused by Brighton & Hove City Council last August.

There were 74 objections about the height and design of the proposed building in the Pembroke and Princes Conservation Area.

Ten letters were submitted in support of the application, saying the block would rejuvenate the area, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS).

Officials rejected the application because the "excessive height, bulk, scale, footprint and density would be an incongruous form of development in a prominent and sensitive location".

The applicant said that Brighton and Hove was not meeting housing supply demands.

A planning inspector concluded the proposal would be an overdevelopment of the site and would have a harmful effect on neighbours.

The scheme would also fail to provide any affordable housing, according to the LDRS.

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