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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 dates10,739Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 10,011 approved or refused records
1,971Refused applications
8,040 approved · 1,971 refused · 401 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- PER - Application Permitted24/01245/LAWP
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed development - Erection of a detached rear outbuilding to use as office/games room, ancillarry to main dwelling
49 St Lawrence Avenue Luton LU3 1QS
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Not Required24/01246/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 4.0m, Height to eaves 3.0m.
2 Crosby Close Luton LU4 8EE
Received 1 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01247/DOC
Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments with new access onto Holly Street, car parking, amenity areas and associated works after demolition of existing offices and cash and carry warehouse. Discharge of conditions 13 (Surface water drainage scheme) and 15 (Management and maintenance plan of surface water drainage) of Planning permission 24/00071/FUL dated 30th October 2024.
4 Union Street Luton LU1 3AN
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Not Required24/01248/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 4.0m, Height to eaves 3.0m.
5 Braintree Close Luton LU4 0QX
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Awaiting decision24/01249/FUL
Conversion and change of use of outbuilding and annexe to 2 one bed flats. (Retrospective)
42 Granville Road Luton LU1 1PA
Received 4 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01250/LAWP
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use - Erection of an L-shape rear dormer and insertion of two front rooflights to facilitate a loft conversion
59 Lyndhurst Road Luton LU1 1LN
Received 4 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01251/FUL
Reconfiguration of existing builder's merchant (sui generis) comprising new yard layout with changes to parking and external storage areas including storage racking, high-level open sided canopy, minor works to existing building elevations, means of enclosure, and associated works.
226 Dallow Road Luton LU1 1YB
Received 4 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01252/FULHH
Erection of a single/two storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration
4 Middleton Road Luton LU2 8HY
Received 4 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01253/TPOS
Works to trees - Prune branches on the south-west side of the tree (G2) (sat at 6.5m-7m above ground level) back to allow a 2.5m-3m clearance along the roof of the property.
St Thomas Church Hitchin Road Luton LU2 7UL
Received 4 Nov 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01254/FULHH
Erection of a single storey rear extension and a rear outbuilding. (Part retrospective - Outbuilding).
56 Claverley Green Luton LU2 8TA
Received 4 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01255/DOC
Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments with new access onto Holly Street, car parking, amenity areas and associated works after demolition of existing offices and cash and carry warehouse. Discharge of conditions 6 (Demolition method statement ), 14 (Piling method statement) and 17 (Construction method statement) of Planning permission 24/00071/FUL dated 30th October 2024.
4 Union Street Luton LU1 3AN
Received 4 Nov 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01256/FULHH
Erection of single storey front extension and relocation of front door
124 Rochford Drive Luton LU2 8SU
Received 4 Nov 2024 - REF - Application Refused24/01257/COU
Conversion and change of use from a seven bedroom dwellinghouse to an eight person HMO (Sui-Generis) (Retrospective)
220 Biscot Road Luton LU3 1AY
Received 5 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01258/FULHH
Erection of single storey rear extension
7 Mees Close Luton LU3 4AZ
Received 5 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01259/FULHH
Alteration to existing roof to facilitate second floor in roof space, two storey front extension and single storey rear extension.
20 Emerald Road Luton LU4 0NR
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Not Required24/01260/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 4.0m, Height to eaves 3.0m.
4 Braintree Close Luton LU4 0QX
Received 5 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01261/FUL
Conversion of existing upper floor of the existing front building and demolishing existing pitched rear building and erecting a four storey rear infill extension to provide 6 flats (4 x 2 bedroom and 2 x 1 bedroom flats) and external alterations to the appearance of the existing building to include fenestration changes.
21 Wellington Street Luton LU1 2QH
Received 5 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01263/FULHH
Conversion and change of use of garage to habitable room and erection of a single storey rear extension after demolition of existing conservatory and alterations to fenestration.
22 Copthorne Luton LU2 8RJ
Received 6 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01264/FUL
Replacement of timber windows, frames, external doors, fascias, soffits and bargeboards with upvc units and communal entrance doors with powder coated steel units.
Playford Square Vincent Road Luton LU4 9BE
Received 6 Nov 2024 - WDN - Application Withdrawn24/01265/LAWP
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use - Erection of a single storey rear extension and a rear dormer and three rooflights to facilitate a loft conversion
3 Seymour Avenue Luton LU1 3NR
Received 6 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01266/REM
Development of land for mixed use development - Outline Planning Application, with all matters reserved, for the delivery of flexible commercial units (Class E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), B2 and B8 uses), alongside parking, landscaping and other associated works. Approval of Reserved Matters with full details of layout, means of access, scale, appearance and landscaping pursuant to Condition 5 of planning permission 23/01319/OUT dated 5th September 2024 for Plot 17.
Butterfield Great Marlings Luton LU2 8DL
Received 6 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01267/FUL
Erection of a shop unit after demolition of existing boundary fence to an existing garage/workshop.
90A Midland Road Luton LU2 0BL
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Not Required24/01268/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.
133 Icknield Way Luton LU3 2BX
Received 7 Nov 2024 - PER - Application Permitted24/01269/DOC
Works to Trees: To fell unsightly overgrown 6 Conifers trees (Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana) and not re-planting in this area as very close to road. Discharge of condition 4 (Full details of the scheme for a replacement hedge of native broadleaf species) of Planning permission 24/00668/TPOS dated 8th August 2024.
720 Hitchin Road Luton LU2 7UJ
Received 7 Nov 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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