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Allowed4 April 20233295944

34 Hayton Close, Luton, LU3 4HD

Planning appeal 3295944 at 34 Hayton Close, Luton, LU3 4HD (Luton Borough Council) was allowed on 4 April 2023 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposal would involve the carrying out of development as defined in s55(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Proposed siting of a caravan for ancillary residential use

Authority
Luton Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hawkins S
Postcode
LU3 4HD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposal would involve the carrying out of development as defined in s55(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The unit would meet the definition of a caravan and would function as an ancillary part of the main dwelling rather than a separate planning unit, and therefore would not involve development as defined in the 1990 Act.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Measor v SSETR & Tunbridge Wells DC [1999] JPL 182

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