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Dismissed24 October 20223300057

Flat 47 & 49 Bishopscote Road, Luton, LU3 1PA

Planning appeal 3300057 at Flat 47 & 49 Bishopscote Road, Luton, LU3 1PA (Luton Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2022 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host buildings and area.

front and rear dormers to facilitate maisonettes over existing shop

Authority
Luton Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bowyer J
Postcode
LU3 1PA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host buildings and area
  • whether or not living conditions for future occupiers of the development would be acceptable with particular regard to the provision of internal space and external amenity space

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the host buildings and area caused by the scale and prominence of the dormers, combined with inadequate internal living conditions for future occupiers due to constrained space beneath sloping roofs, outweighed any modest benefits of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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