Hove nursing home wins planning permission on appeal

A nursing home for 58 people has been approved for a site on the edge of Brighton and Hove.

The nursing home and five detached four-bedroom houses were given planning permission after an appeal by the developer Thornton Properties.

Mike Holland, who owns Thornton Properties, applied to Brighton and Hove City Council for planning permission in October 2012.

But almost a year ago the council turned down his plans for Court Farm House at the top of King George VI Avenue – also known as Snaky Hill – in Hove.

He appealed against the refusal and the Planning Inspectorate held a two-day hearing at Hove Town Hall in January.

The council wanted the site – which covers almost two and a half acres – to be developed in conjunction with the much larger neighbouring Toad’s Hole Valley site.

But planning inspector Joanna Reid dismissed the objections, held that the council was being unreasonable and ordered it to pay some of Thornton Properties’ costs.

She said that the council did not have enough housing being built to meet projected needs.

If the plans go ahead, the existing buildings will be demolished, the nursing home will be up to three storeys high and the houses will be two storeys high.

Work will take place in King George VI Avenue to make the road safer by the entrance and exit to the Court Farm House site.