Luton planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Luton Borough Council, updated daily. Luton Borough Council received 164 planning applications in the last 90 days, 9 of them major schemes. 79% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 70 days.
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Recent applications in Luton
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
12A Letchworth Road Luton LU3 2NU
One-bed new dwelling, Luton, full application stage. Erects a single one-bedroom house with parking and landscaping on a 0.02 hectare plot at 12A Letchworth Road. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork subcontractors, plus hard landscaping for the parking area, are the trades this small build needs.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land Adj To 40 Castle Croft Road Luton LU1 5RL
Single 3-bedroom terraced house, Luton. One new dwelling on an infill site at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages suit housebuilding trades, with M&E and drainage as standard.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
17 Belper Road Luton LU4 8RG
Single two-bedroom dwellinghouse, Luton. New-build erection on a 0.03 hectare plot at full application stage. Groundworks, frame, brickwork and roofing on a compact footprint suit local house builders and material suppliers.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Central Council Depot 59 Portland Road Luton LU4 8AT
Electricity substation siting amendment, infrastructure approved. Minor relocation of utility infrastructure following demolition and full planning consent. Electrical and civils work for utility network operator.
DemolitionGroundworksM&E
Stuart House 74 Stuart Street Luton LU1 2SW
Window and door replacement at a Luton office building. Alters and replaces fenestration across Stuart House at full application stage. Glazing and ironmongery packages suit window specialists, with minor structural support where frames are upgraded.
GlazingJoinery
Open Space Dorrington Close Adj To Electricity Sub-Station Luton LU3 1XL
New play area in Dorrington Close green space, Luton. Installs play equipment and safety surfacing on 0.07 hectares of open ground at full application stage. Installation, groundworks and hard landscaping suit specialist play-area contractors and outdoor maintenance suppliers.
Hard landscapingGroundworks
2 Holmfield Close Luton LU1 3SX
Children's home conversion from single dwelling to Class C2, Luton. One house reconfigured for residential care of four children aged 8–17 with 24-hour staffing at full application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation, safe-space partitioning and accessible bathroom and kitchen upgrades dominate…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Sub Station Rear Of 186 Barton Road Luton LU3 2BE
Single-storey wrap-around office extension, Luton. Adds flexible co-working space to a rear station building with cycle parking and disabled bay at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and M&E packages drive the fit-out, with hard landscaping for parking provision.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land Rear Of 118-122 Ashcroft Road Luton LU2 9AX
Single three-bedroom bungalow on a 0.1 ha Luton plot. Erects a detached bungalow on vacant land at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, roofing and drainage packages form the core, with internal fit-out and landscaping to follow.
GroundworksStructural frameRoofing
244 Leagrave Road Luton LU3 1JE
External metal staircase and fenestration alterations to a Luton flat. Adds an outside access stair and replaces window openings at full application stage. Steelwork fabrication, window and door glazing, and access-stair installation are the packages for local specialists.
SteelGlazingJoinery
74-88 Marsh Road Luton LU3 2NJ
Mobile food and beverage unit with storage, Luton, retrospective consent. Stationing a caravan/trailer for food sales on an existing site at full application stage. Temporary use consent signals short-term site activation; utilities, weather-tightness and health-and-safety fit-out are the live…
Fit-outM&E
9 Keeble Close Luton LU2 9RT
Single and two-storey side and rear extensions to a Luton house, at full householder stage. Adds ground-floor and first-floor living space to an existing home. Brickwork, roofing, steel over new openings and groundworks for footings are the packages to target.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
23 Pegsdon Close Luton LU3 2LG
Proposed lawful development certificate for a rear extension, Luton. Confirms a single-storey rear extension at 23 Pegsdon Close would be permitted development without a full planning application. No works are authorised by this certificate, but groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages become…
129 Old Bedford Road Luton LU2 7HG
First-floor rear extension and dormer enlargement, Luton householder scheme. Adds first-floor rear floorspace, enlarges the existing dormer and replaces fenestration at full application stage. Roofing, brickwork and joinery packages suit local subcontractors, with glazing and steel over the new…
BrickworkRoofingJoinery
609 Dunstable Road Luton LU4 8QP
Single-storey front, side and rear extension with garage conversion, Luton. Enlarges a house and reworks its window layout at full householder stage. Brickwork, roofing, steel over new openings and glazing packages suit local subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Luton Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Luton Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Luton Borough Council, raw rate
29.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.5%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.1 percentage points below expected. Luton Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
842 appeals counted, 812 judged either way (239 allowed, 573 dismissed), 30 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 27.8% | 28.8% | 442 | 439 | 122 |
| Householder (HAS) | 35.4% | 35.6% | 305 | 294 | 104 |
| Enforcement Notice | 3.8% | 13.5% | 62 | 52 | 2 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 42.9% | 36.9% | 15 | 14 | 6 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 33.3% | 33.3% | 6 | 6 | 2 |
7 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Luton Borough Council
Luton Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Luton Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent45 homes
- Affordable rent81 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Luton Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder78% (302 decided)
- residential54% (74 decided)
- commercial81% (43 decided)
- other97% (37 decided)
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