®Planning appeal decision
45 Saracens Head , High Street South, Dunstable , Bedfordshire , LU6 3RZ
the demolition of existing buildings and construction of 6 new cottage dwellings
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marriott H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including whether or not it preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Dunstable Conservation Area (CA)
- whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to light, outlook and private amenity space
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Dunstable Conservation Area, when weighed against the modest public benefits of six dwellings, was not sufficient to justify the proposal under the Framework's heritage protection policies.
the modest public benefits of six dwellings and associated economic and sustainability benefits were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset (the Conservation Area) and the harm to living conditions of future occupiers
Framework references: 215, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy HQ1, Policy HE3
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.