®Planning appeal decision
35 Dunraven Avenue, LUTON, LU1 1TP
without planning permission the change of use of the land from a single dwelling house to a mixed use as a single dwelling house and short term let accommodation (The Unlawful Use”)
- Authority
- Luton Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Satheesan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breach of planning control has occurred as a matter of fact
- Whether the matters alleged constitute a breach of planning control
- Whether at the time the enforcement notice was issued it was too late to take action
What decided it
The property's use for short-term holiday lettings with 117+ reviews over 2 years, booked for as little as one night, created a significantly different pattern of transient occupancy and vehicular activity compared to normal residential use, constituting a material change of use requiring planning permission.
Judgments cited: Moore v SSCLG & Suffolk Coastal DC [2012] EWCA Civ 2101
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