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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 dates12,279Searchable applications
203Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 11,476 approved or refused records
2,256Refused applications
9,220 approved · 2,256 refused · 460 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Apr 2017 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- REF - Application Refused26/00478/FUL
Erection of an attached 3 bed dwelling with associated amenity space and parking.
1 Littlefield Road Luton LU2 9BT
Received 6 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00479/FULHH
Erection of a two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, front/side porch, extension of existing rear dormer and alterations to fenestration.
38 Marlborough Road Luton LU3 1EF
Received 6 May 2026 - Not Required26/00480/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 3.4m, Height to eaves 3.0m.
7 Cowridge Crescent Luton LU2 0LP
Received 7 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00481/REM
Hybrid Planning Application for the phased demolition of all existing buildings and structures, site preparation works and the comprehensive employment-led redevelopment of the site comprising: 1) Detailed Planning Application for the construction of flexible employment floorspace (Use Classes E(g)(ii)/(iii), B2 and/or B8, with ancillary office floorspace) and all associated infrastructure works, access arrangements, internal road network, parking, and hard and soft landscaping; and 2) Outline Planning Application (with all matters reserved) for the construction of flexible employment floorspace (Use Classes E(g)(ii)/(iii), B2 and/or B8, with ancillary office floorspace), an on-site training & development facility (Use Classes E(g)(i)/F1(a)), and all associated infrastructure works, access arrangements, internal road network, parking, and hard and soft landscaping. - Approval of Reserved Matters full details of Access, Appearance, Layout, Landscaping, and Scale pursuant to Conditions 4 (Time Limits) and 5 (Reserved Matters) of Planning Permission No. 22/01334/HYBEIA dated 12th May 2023 (as they relate to Development Zone D) as amended (and superseded by LPA ref. 26/00452/MMAMD). An ES was submitted with the Hybrid Application.
Prologis Park Griffin House 5 Osborne Road Luton LU1 3YT
Received 7 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00482/REM
Outline proposals, with all matters reserved except for access, for a mixed-use development comprising: residential floorspace; appropriate town centre uses including a health centre, retail, community uses, food and drinking establishments; car and cycle parking; and associated access, highways, utilities, public realm, landscaping, riverworks and associated ancillary works and structures - Approval of Reserved Matters relating to all Matters Reserved relating to Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale in respect of Phase 2, following outline approval of Application No. 20/01587/OUTEIA dated 1st September 2022.
Power Court Luton Bedfordshire
Received 7 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00483/DOC
Outline proposals, with all matters reserved except for access, for a mixed-use development comprising: residential floorspace; appropriate town centre uses including a health centre, retail, community uses, food and drinking establishments; car and cycle parking; and associated access, highways, utilities, public realm, landscaping, riverworks and associated ancillary works and structures. Discharge of condition 3 (Masterplan) of Planning permission 20/01587/OUTEIA dated 1 September 2022.
Power Court Luton Bedfordshire
Received 7 May 2026 - REF - Application Refused26/00484/FUL
Installation of external TV on goal post stand with housing
The Jolly Milliner 121 Icknield Way Luton LU3 2BX
Received 7 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00485/LAWP
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use - Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a six person house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Class C4)
34 Russell Rise Luton LU1 5EX
Received 7 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00486/DOC
Conversion and change of use of student accommodation (Sui Generis) to co-living accommodation (Sui Generis), together with construction of new entrance canopies added to existing buildings and alterations to parking provision, boundary treatments, lighting, cycle stores, bin stores, landscaping, public realm works, after demolition of existing on-site warden bungalow. Discharge of condition 3 (Construction Environmental Method Plan) of Planning Permission 23/01199/FUL dated 27th March 2024.
Lea Halls Bute Street Luton
Received 7 May 2026 - Not Required26/00487/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 4.0m, Maximum height of extension 3.2m, Height to eaves 3.0m.
19 Cloisters Road Luton LU4 0NJ
Received 7 May 2026 - REF - Application Refused26/00488/FULHH
Erection of single storey side extension and front/side porch.
19 Cloisters Road Luton LU4 0NJ
Received 7 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00489/LAWPFT
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed development - Restoration of lake area. Fast track
Parks Department Contract Office Wardown Park Old Bedford Road Luton LU2 7HA
Received 7 May 2026 - REF - Application Refused26/00491/LAWP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Construction of hard surface to provide double car parking bays.
58 Walcot Avenue Luton LU2 0PR
Received 8 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00492/LAWE
Certificate of lawfulness of existing use - Commencement and implementation works for application no. 21/01693/FUL
2 - 12 Guildford Street Luton LU1 2NR
Received 8 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00493/FULHH
Erection of single storey front, side and rear extension.
21 Skelton Close Luton LU3 4HE
Received 8 May 2026 - Not Required26/00494/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 6.00m, Maximum height of extension 3.45m, Height to eaves 2.40m.
31 Thirlstone Road Luton LU4 8QT
Received 8 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00495/FUL
Erection of a ground floor front extension with new first floor and roof with a rear dormer and five front rooflights to facilitate conversion of existing office building and change of use into 6 flat units (four 2 bed and two 1 bed flats) with new road access to existing site.
61B Runfold Avenue Luton LU3 2EJ
Received 8 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00496/FULHH
Erection of a first floor side extension and associated alterations.
1 Holmfield Close Luton LU1 3SX
Received 8 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00497/DOC
Conversion and change of use from a 5 bedroom dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a children's care home (Class C2 residential institution) for up to four children. Discharge of condition 4 (Management Plan) of Planning Appeal decision APP/B0230/W/24/3338531 (23/01136/COU) dated 22nd August 2024.
9 Marlborough Road Luton LU3 1EF
Received 11 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00498/DOC
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. Discharge of condition 28B (Written Scheme of Archaeological Resource Management) of Planning permission 23/01319/OUT dated 5 September 2024.
Butterfield Great Marlings Luton LU2 8DL
Received 12 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00499/DOC
Application for the completion of internal loop road and construction of two bunds with associated landscaping and other works. Discharge of condition 7B (Archaeological Fieldwork) of Planning permission 23/01320/FUL dated 21 February 2023.
Butterfield Great Marlings Luton LU2 8DL
Received 12 May 2026 - REF - Application Refused26/00500/FULHH
The conversion of the existing garage into habitable space with insertion of front and rear rooflights and alterations to fenestration.
81 Sundon Park Road Luton LU3 3AA
Received 12 May 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00501/FULHH
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
103 Macaulay Road Luton LU4 0LP
Received 12 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00502/FUL
Change of use of first floor from office to restaurant (Class E) and erection of a semi-covered pergola structure with glass balustrade to provide additional seating area.
176A - 178A Dunstable Road Luton LU4 8JJ
Received 12 May 2026
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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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