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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 dates10,734Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 10,006 approved or refused records
1,968Refused applications
8,038 approved · 1,968 refused · 401 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas5 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Not Required24/01219/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 6.0m, Maximum height of extension 3.0m, Height to eaves 3.0m.
11 Granby Road Luton LU4 9SZ
Received 25 Oct 2024 - WDN - Application Withdrawn24/01220/FULHH
Erection of rear outbuilding gym
56 South Drift Way Luton LU1 5PX
Received 25 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01221/VARCON
Change of use from dwellinghouse to dental surgery. Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 09/00134/COU dated 8th April 2009. (number of dentists allowed at surgery at one time)
41 Acworth Crescent Luton LU4 9HY
Received 25 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01222/ADV
Display of 10 x internally illuminated fascia signs, 4 x internally illuminated light box signs and 15 x vinyl signs.
56 - 80 The Mall Luton LU1 2SZ
Received 25 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01223/FULHH
Erection of a single storey rear extension
24 Cloisters Road Luton LU4 0NJ
Received 25 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01224/LAWP
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed development or use - Re-configure existing car parking spaces and provide new landscaping beds to the edge of the site/ public footpath. Remove existing balustrade to the perimeter of the site.
Viaduct Car Park B Chapel Street Luton
Received 25 Oct 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01225/ADV
To erect a timber billboard structure, faced with a metal sheet to the gable end of the existing building, to be able to provide and display separate artwork or advertising signage to the surface of the billboard with external illumination.
46 New Bedford Road Luton LU1 1SQ
Received 25 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01226/LAWP
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed development - Erection of a rear dormer with side window and two front rooflights to facilitate a loft conversion.
56 Wordsworth Road Luton LU4 0LJ
Received 28 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01228/LAWP
Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed development - Erection of a rear dormer and two front rooflights to facilitate a change of use to a 6 person HMO (Class C4 use)
43 Cowper Street Luton LU1 3SQ
Received 28 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01229/FULHH
Erection of a two storey rear extension after demolition of conservatory.
16A Grange Avenue Luton LU4 9AT
Received 28 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01230/FULHH
Eection of a single storey front extension.
1 Dovehouse Hill Luton LU2 9ES
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01231/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 6.0m, Maximum height of extension 3.0m, Height to eaves 2.9m.
76 Somerset Avenue Luton LU2 0PN
Received 28 Oct 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01232/FUL
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension to form a one bed self-contained annexe after demolition of the existing garage.
50 Alder Crescent Luton LU3 1TG
Received 28 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01234/FULHH
Erection of a single storey rear extension and alteration to fenestration.
71 Mangrove Road Luton LU2 9BP
Received 29 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01235/FULHH
Erection of two storey side, single storey front/side and single storey rear/side, alterations to roof to include four front rooflights and alterations to fenestration with re-construction of front boundary brick wall.
66 Montrose Avenue Luton LU3 1HS
Received 29 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01236/FULHH
Erection of first floor side and two storey side and rear extension. Garage conversion into habitable room.
6 Cubbington Close Luton LU3 3XJ
Received 29 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01237/MMAMD
Erection of a two-storey side extension, part two-storey, part single-storey wrap-around extension and basement extension. Resubmission. Minor material amendment of planning permission 24/00565/FULHH dated 4th July 2024. (change the design of the ground floor roof from mono-pitch to flat)
13 Manton Drive Luton LU2 7DH
Received 29 Oct 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01238/FUL
Change of use of grass verge to hardstanding/vehicle crossover for 354 Poynters Road & reinstating part of grass verge for dropped kerb serving 352 Poynters Road.
354 Poynters Road Luton LU4 0TW
Received 30 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01239/DOC
Erection of a detached five bedroom dwellinghouse and 2 x four bed detached dwellinghouses with associated access, parking and landscaping after demolition of the existing dwelling. Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 11 (Electric Charging Point), 12 (Access road), 18 (Safeguarding of trees) and 19 (Construction environmental method plan) of Planning permission 24/00396/FUL dated 30th July 2024.
The Jackdaws 12 Butterfield Green Road Luton LU2 8DD
Received 30 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01240/FULHH
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension with one rooflight and alterations to fenestration after demolition of existing garage
355 Ashcroft Road Luton LU2 9AF
Received 30 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01241/LAWP
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use - Conversion of existing garage to habitable space and alterations to fenestration
62 Meyrick Avenue Luton LU1 5JR
Received 31 Oct 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01242/FULHH
Erection of a rear outbuilding to be used as a home office/gym
14 Hillside Road Luton LU3 1DR
Received 31 Oct 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01243/FUL
Erection of two padel courts with a canopy over on existing tennis court.
Venue 360 Gipsy Lane Luton LU1 3JH
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01244/PAUPDW
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Part 1 Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Construction of 1 additional storey with height of 2.4m
6 High Street Leagrave Luton LU4 9LF
Received 31 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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