Hillside Caravan Park, 93 Bramingham Road, Luton, Beds, LU3 2SL

Planning appeal 3345594 at Hillside Caravan Park, 93 Bramingham Road, Luton, Beds, LU3 2SL (Luton Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 February 2025 by Inspector Sargent J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the scheme harms the significance of the Waulud's Bank Scheduled Monument (the Monument).

material change of use of land as a residential caravan site for 4 gypsy families, each with 2 caravans, including no more than one static caravan

Authority: Luton Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Sargent J
Postcode: LU3 2SL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the scheme harms the significance of the Waulud's Bank Scheduled Monument (the Monument)
whether it is intentional unauthorised development
and, if harm would result from either of these considerations, whether there are any public benefits that outweigh that harm

What decided it

The great weight required to be given to the less than substantial harm to the significance of the scheduled monument outweighed the public benefits advanced, including gypsy site need and personal circumstances.

The great weight afforded to the less than substantial (mid-range) harm to the scheduled monument outweighed the public benefits, including the Council's failure to meet gypsy site supply requirements, personal circumstances, the children's best interests, and the prospect of a nomadic existence.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LLP30Policy LLP20

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