A yoga teacher appeals after Brighton council rejected her plan for a garden yurt for classes.
Someone complained to the city council. Brighton and Hove City Council said she needed permission and denied her request last October. Now she’s appealing their decision.
The council disliked the yurt’s design, thinking the materials were low quality for a permanent build and it was too big. It stood out too much, they explained, and didn’t fit the area.
Her appeal argues the yurt can’t be seen from the street. Architects, Elena Rowland, wrote it, also calling the yurt a tent, not a building. Nomadic tribes use yurts, they pointed out; it shouldn’t need permission.
Ms. Latham aims to work from home and is visually impaired. The yurt would help her stay independent. She stopped building it after a city visit, after a neighbor’s complaint started it all.
Neighbors worry about noise, with some claiming it already makes noise. But her appeal says the yurt remains unused and unfinished, so they never used it. No classes or private events happened there.
The appeal states that yoga is quiet and six to eight students won’t cause much noise. The yurt walls block sound well, therefore, neighbors won’t hear much, if anything.
A government inspector will decide if her yurt stays.