®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed8 May 20253359826
5 Cromwell Road, LUTON, LU3 1DP
Change of use of a six person house in multiple occupation (HMO) class C4 to an eight person large HMO (Sui Generis)
- Authority
- Luton Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bennett T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed change of use is acceptable, with particular regard to flooding
- whether the proposed change of use is acceptable, with particular regard to the supply of larger homes
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The failure to submit a site-specific flood risk assessment for development in Flood Zone 3, as required by NPPF Footnote 63 and Policy LLP1, rendered the proposal unacceptable and decisive to dismissal.
Framework references: 63
Plan policies cited: Policy LLP1, Policy LLP15, Policy LLP17, Policy LLP25, Policy LLP31, Policy LLP32
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.