30A King Street, LUTON, LU1 2DP

conversion and change of use to create four residential flats and ground floor office and alteration to fenestration to create new entrance door

Authority: Luton Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wallace J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would provide a suitable mix of housing to meet the needs of the Borough
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the Town Centre Conservation Area
whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed flats

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11d)ii of the Framework, and the moderate weight given to housing delivery benefits outweighed the limited weight attached to the housing mix conflict.

The benefits of delivering four dwellings (moderate weight) and limited economic benefits outweighed the limited adverse impacts of the housing mix conflict, with suitable living conditions and preservation of the conservation area treated as neutral as they are to be expected of any well-designed development.

Framework references: 51, 11, 79, 57

Plan policies cited: LLP15, LLP1, LLP25, LLP30, LLP14

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