42 Silecroft Road Luton LU2 0RN

1. 1.The proposed development, as shown on drawing number N.A/42SR/701A, N.A/42SR/702A, N.A/42SR/703A, N.A/42SR/704A, N.A/42SR/705A, N.A/42SR/707A, N.A/42SR/708A, N.A/42SR/710A, N.A/42SR/711, PL01, PL02, PL03, PL04, PL05 and PL06 would result in the loss of a substantial four-bedroom family dwellinghouse which fails to maximise the opportunity of the site to assist in delivering the mix of housing that would meet the identified need within the Luton Housing Market Area as established within the Luton Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA). Insufficient evidence has been submitted to justify the loss of the existing family 17th September 2026 See Notes for Applicants Attached. TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 2015 Continuation (Forming part of Application No: 26/00734/FUL dwelling or to demonstrate a need for additional Class C4 HMO accommodation in this location. As such, the proposal would fail to maximise the contribution of the site towards meeting the identified housing needs of the Luton Housing Market Area and would undermine the delivery of an appropriate mix of housing sizes and types. The development is therefore contrary to Policies LLP1, LLP15 and LLP17 of the adopted Luton Local Plan 2011-2031 and the housing objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework. ADVISORY: If this is your first submission for this form of development, before making your re-submission, we recommend that you seek formal pre-application advice to assist in addressing the concerns raised in the assessment of this application. Please note that any such advice may not guarantee an approval. Details of this service can be found on the planning pages of the website 17th September 2026 C Inwards TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 2015 Continuation (Forming part of Application No: 26/00734/FUL Part 2: Biodiversity Net Gain – Information on Statutory Requirement The effect of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that planning permission granted for development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition (biodiversity gain condition) that development may not begin unless: (a) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and (b) the planning authority has approved the plan. The planning authority, for the purposes of determining whether to approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan, if one is required in respect of this permission would be Luton Borough Council. There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply. These are listed below. Statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements in respect of the biodiversity gain condition.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

LU2 0RN

Parish

Mossley

Date validated

23 July 2026

Consultation end

17 August 2026

Applicant

Private applicant

Case officer

Isobel Hollingworth

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