®Planning appeal decision
4 Townsend Terrace, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5BB
Planning appeal 3264884 at 4 Townsend Terrace, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5BB (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 31 August 2021 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupants with particular regard to access to light.
the conversion of a double garage into a single storey two-bedroom detached dwelling, with off street parking and rear private garden
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Courtney T
- Postcode
- LU5 5BB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupants with particular regard to access to light
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants with regard to access to light to Bedroom 2 significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of increased housing supply.
The limited benefits of boosting bungalow and two-bedroom housing supply for older persons were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts on living conditions of future occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HQ1 of the Local Plan
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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