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Luton Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Luton Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates10,722Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 9,994 approved or refused records
1,968Refused applications
8,026 approved · 1,968 refused · 401 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Aug 2018 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and Building ControlLocal plan Luton Local PlanPre-application advice Pre-application serviceArticle 4 directions Article 4 directions
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas5 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- PER - Application Permitted24/01140/DOC
Conversion and change of use from student accommodation Class (C2) to 14 flats (13 x three bedroom) and (1 x two bedroom) flats (Class C3). Discharge of condition 17 (Prohibition of parking) of Planning permission 21/01296/FUL dated 28th December 2023.
Lester Hall 48 - 54 John Street Luton
Received 3 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01142/FULHH
Erection of single storey rear and front porch extension and conversion of garage into habitable room.
36 Blaydon Road Luton LU2 0RP
Received 4 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01143/AMEND
Erection of rear outbuilding (Retrospective). Non material amendment of planning permission 24/00842/FULHH dated 9th September 2024. (Change roof windows to roof lanterns. Remove parapet wall)
16 Belgrave Road Luton LU4 9AR
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01144/PAEDWE
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Change of use of business floor space and health service facilities (Class E) to 19 flats (1 two bed and 18 one bed) (Class C3).
The Albany 4 Cardiff Road Luton LU1 1PP
Received 4 Oct 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01145/LAWP
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use - Conversion and change of use of house from C3 to C3(b) and conversion of garage to office and alterations to fenestration
10 Derby Road Luton LU4 0DH
Received 4 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01146/FULHH
Erection of a single/two storey rear extension and relocation of existing garage.
24 Holtsmere Close Luton LU2 9JW
Received 7 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01147/DOC
Erection of a two storey building to form three flats (2 two bed & 1 one bed) and at the rear a three bed bungalow with associated parking and amenity space. Discharge of conditions 8 (Surfacing and drainage of parking service area) and 20 (Construction Method Statement) of Planning permission 21/01547/FUL dated 19th January 2022
84 Wingate Road Luton LU4 8PY
Received 7 Oct 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01149/FUL
Erection of 2 two bed flats, 1 one bed flat, 1 two bed bungalow and 1 one bed bungalow after demolition of existing buildings.
84 Wingate Road Luton LU4 8PY
Received 7 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01150/FULHH
Erection of a rear outbuilding/garden room
13 Cutenhoe Road Luton LU1 3NB
Received 8 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01151/MMAMD
Change of Use from Dwellinghouse (Class C3) to Residential Institution (Class C2). Minor Material amendment of planning permission 16/01446/COU dated 18th August 2016. (new ground floor rear extension, altering external appearance by changing, adding or removing doors and windows and increasing number of residents from 3-5)
57 Oakley Road Luton LU4 9PX
Received 8 Oct 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01152/FULHH
Erection of first floor side extension
47 Wardown Crescent Luton LU2 7JS
Received 8 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01153/FULHH
Erection of a first floor rear extension.
31 St Ethelbert Avenue Luton LU3 1QH
Received 8 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01154/LAWP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Erection of single storey rear extension
6 Stockingstone Road Luton LU2 7NB
Received 9 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01155/MMAMD
Erection of a four storey attached dwellinghouse and associated landscaping with hip to gable roof alteration and insertion of a rear dormer window with front rooflight to facilitate loft conversion on an adjacent plot. Minor Material Amendment of planning permission 20/01613/FUL dated 21 May 2021. (roof alteration from dutch hip to gable end and additional front rooflights. Retrospective)).
32 Dunraven Avenue Luton LU1 1TP
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Not Required24/01156/PARES
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Part 1 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Single storey rear extension. Depth 5.0m, Maximum height of extension 3.0m, Height to eaves 3.0m.
22 Bunyans Close Luton LU3 2PX
Received 10 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01157/MMAMD
Erection of single and two storey front extension including front canopy, single storey rear extension and a side extension to create bay window, conversion of garage to habitable space and alterations to fenestration. Minor Material Amendment of planning permission 24/00240/FULHH dated 23rd May 2024. (flat roof of single storey front extension is revised as pitch roof and front window is omitted with added window in side elevation)
71 Stanton Road Luton LU4 0BJ
Received 10 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01159/DOC
Erection of a new primary substation and associated works at Power Court. Discharge of condition 4 (Materials) Planning permission 23/00047/FUL dated 21st November 2023.
Land To The East Of Pondwicks Road Luton LU1 3JJ
Received 21 Oct 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01160/FUL
Erection of a rear dormer (retrospective), two front rooflights (retrospective), a single storey rear infill extension and alterations to fenestration to facilitate for the change of use from single family dwelling house (C3) to Sui Generis (7-Person HMO).
62 Crawley Road Luton LU1 1HZ
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01161/DOC
Change of use from C2 (care home) to C3 (residential) to create 9 flats (4x1 bed, 4x2 bed and 1x3 bed) erection of single storey side and single storey rear extension and associated works, including replacement trees. Variation of condition 14 (replacement trees) of planning permission 23/00388/FUL dated 7th December 2023. Discharge of conditions 11 (Landscaping scheme), 12 (Boundary treatment ), 13 (Replacement of trees), 14 (Protected trees) and 17 (Safeguarding of trees) of Planning permission 24/00755/VARCON dated 18th September 2024
105 London Road Luton LU1 3RG
Received 15 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01162/FULHH
Erection of single/two storey rear, two storey side and single storey front extensions.
46 Whipperley Ring Luton LU1 5QR
Received 10 Oct 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01163/FUL
Conversion and change of use from a three bedroom dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a children's care home (Class C2 residential institution) for up to four children and erection of a single storey rear extension, rear dormer and a front rooflight to facilitate a loft conversion and alterations to fenestration
25 Finsbury Road Luton LU4 9AH
Received 11 Oct 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01164/FULHH
Erection of a first floor and two storey side and rear extension with alterations to fenestration to facilitate a conversion of garage to habitable space
6 Rondini Avenue Luton LU3 1RR
Received 11 Oct 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01165/COU
Change of use of grass verge to hardstanding/vehicle crossover
189 Westmorland Avenue Luton LU3 2PU
Received 14 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01166/FULHH
Erection of a single storey rear extension
5 Fieldgate Road Luton LU4 9TA
Received 14 Oct 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Luton Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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