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Allowed23 May 20233296455

London Luton Airport, Airport Way, Luton, LU2 9LY

Planning appeal 3296455 at London Luton Airport, Airport Way, Luton, LU2 9LY (Luton Borough Council) was allowed on 23 May 2023 by Inspector Underwood G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Noise.

Variation of conditions 8, 10, 22, 24 and 28 of permission 15/00950/VARCON (dualling of Airport Way/Airport Approach Road and junction improvements, terminal extensions/alterations, new pier and walkway, pedestrian link building, car park extensions, new parallel taxiway and taxiway extensions, apron extensions, ancillary infrastructure, demolition/enabling works; and outline permission for a multi-storey car park and pedestrian link building) increasing the passenger cap from 18mppa to 19mppa and temporarily varying noise contours

Authority
Luton Borough Council
Appeal type
other · Called In Planning Application
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
other · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Underwood G
Postcode
LU2 9LY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Noise
  • Climate change
  • Transport
  • Air quality
  • Socio-economic effects
  • Other matters

What decided it

The considerable weight attached to the socio-economic benefits (jobs and GVA) outweighed the moderate noise harm and limited climate change and air quality harms identified.

the socio-economic effects carried considerable weight in favour of the proposal, against which moderate weight from noise harm and limited weight from climate change and air quality harm were weighed, with transport neutral, and the Secretaries of State concluded that the accordance with the development plan and the material considerations indicated permission should be granted

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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Judgments
Bushell & Anr v Secretary of State for the Environment [1981] AC 75

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