®Planning appeal decision
100 CRAWLEY ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1HZ
conversion of a single dwelling into two self-contained flats: a two- bedroom flat on the ground floor and a one-bedroom flat on the first floor
- Authority
- Luton Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the Council's housing stock
- whether the ground floor flat provides an acceptable standard of accommodation for its occupants, with particular regard to its size
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d), and the benefits of housing delivery and sustainable location outweighed the limited adverse impacts of the housing mix mismatch.
The adverse impacts of granting permission (retention of housing units at odds with identified need) were limited in scale, while the benefits (one net additional unit and contribution to housing supply in a sustainable location) were significant; the adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LLP15, Policy LLP1
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.