35 Wetherne Link, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9PE

Change of use of existing outbuilding to granny annex” without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 22/01393/FULHH, dated 8 March 2023

Authority: Luton Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Down K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed layout and alterations to openings would result in a sustainable and ancillary development so as to comply with Policies LLP1 and LLP19 of the Local Luton Plan 2011-2031
The effect of the proposed side window on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with respect to privacy and light

What decided it

The proposed layout and alterations maintain the ancillary character of the building with a functional link to the host dwelling, and the side window would cause no material harm to neighbouring amenity, thereby complying with local plan policies.

Plan policies cited: Policy LLP1, Policy LLP19

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