Planning appeal decision
147 Butely Road, Luton, LU4 9EW
Planning appeal 3355991 at 147 Butely Road, Luton, LU4 9EW (Luton Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 April 2025 by Inspector Street E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the change of use of amenity space to use as private garden land and erection of new boundary fence with parking provision
- Authority
- Luton Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Street E
- Postcode
- LU4 9EW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- highway safety with specific regard to visibility
What decided it
The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and create unacceptable highway safety risks through obscured visibility at the junction.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LLP1Policy LLP19Policy LLP25
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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