2-12 Bolton Road, Luton, LU1 3HR

demolition of existing building and provision of 10 no. two bedroom flats and 2 no. office suites with associated landscaping, parking and amenity areas

Authority: Luton Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Owen A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the supply of employment land
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
whether it is necessary for the development to provide contributions towards education, museums, open space, libraries, waste and a car club, and if so whether an appropriate mechanism for securing these has been provided

What decided it

The retention of significant employment-generating floorspace in the form of office space, which would generate more jobs than the previous industrial use despite a reduction in floorspace, meant the proposal accorded with Policy LLP14 overall.

Plan policies cited: Policy LLP14, Policy LLP13, Policy LLP1, Policy LLP25, Policy LLP39

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