340 Sundon Park Road, Luton, LU3 3AR

a boundary wall and front gate and a rear balcony with railings and Juliet balcony

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

The effect of the front boundary and gate and the rear balcony on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area, including the street scene of Sundon Park Road
The effect of the rear balcony on the living conditions of adjoining and nearby occupiers with respect to privacy, noise, outlook and visual intrusion

What decided it

The height, scale and visual impermeability of the front boundary walls and gates, combined with the material loss of outlook and visual intrusion caused by the rear balcony railings to neighbouring occupiers, could not be justified and conflicted with the development plan policies requiring preservation of character and protection of neighbour amenity.

Plan policies cited: LLP25, LLP19, LLP1

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