®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed1 August 20233307291
Land to the rear of 90 Front Street, Slip End , Luton, LU1 4BW
hardstanding, buildings and change of use of land
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dade E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effects of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The harm to Green Belt openness, character and appearance, and highway safety was not clearly outweighed by the modest economic and social benefits, and therefore very special circumstances did not exist to justify the inappropriate development.
Framework references: 111, 114, 130, 137, 147, 148, 149, 150, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy HQ1, Policy EE5, Policy T2, Policy EMP3, Policy CASE10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.