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Dismissed30 March 20266004846

340 Sundon Park Road, Luton, LU3 3AR

Planning appeal 6004846 at 340 Sundon Park Road, Luton, LU3 3AR (Luton Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 March 2026 by Inspector Down K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
LU3 3AR

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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