Residents tell planning inspector of '˜distress' over 70-home Astoria plan

By The Newsroom
Published 14th Dec 2016, 09:49 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 05:04 BST
The Astoria building at Gloucester PlaceThe Astoria building at Gloucester Place
The Astoria building at Gloucester Place
People living near an historic cinema site which could soon become flats urged developers to think of the human cost at a planning appeal this week.

ThreeSixty Developers had appealed against the city council’s refusal of its 70-home plan for the derelict building on Gloucester Place earlier this year. But the council has since withdrawn its objections, after amendments to the scheme had resolved councillor’s concerns over natural light levels in the homes.

The case was heard by a government planning inspector on Tuesday, December 13, at Jubilee Library.

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At the appeal hearing, North Laine residents told the planning inspector they were ‘distressed’ by plans to convert the historic cinema site into 70 privately rented apartments and are unhappy with the consultations carried out by Brighton and Hove City Council.

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