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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 dates12,649Searchable applications
203Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 11,782 approved or refused records
2,308Refused applications
9,474 approved · 2,308 refused · 475 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/00912/COU
Change of use of part of the ground floor from storage (Use Class B8) to a retail showroom (Use Class E(a)) together with a new shopfront.
12 Moor Street Luton LU1 1HA
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00913/FULHH
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
134 Turnpike Drive Luton LU3 3RF
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00914/FUL
Erection of a four storey building and additional two storeys on existing 43 and 51 Adelaide Street to provide an additional 10 flats (8 x two bed and 2 x one bed) with alterations to fenestration and associated amenity space
43 - 51 Adelaide Street Luton LU1 5BD
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00915/FULHH
Erection of first floor sides/rear extension and roof alterations including raising roof
5 Cromwell Hill Luton LU2 7PY
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00916/FUL
Erection of rear dormer, two front rooflights and two windows in gable end to facilitate a loft conversion to change the first floor two bed flat to a four bed flat.
152 Marsh Road Luton LU3 2QL
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00917/FULHH
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
35 Biscot Road Luton LU3 1AH
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00918/FULHH
Erection of single and two storey rear/side extension and changes to fenestration
21 Willow Way Luton LU3 2SA
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00920/FULHH
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions.
11 Woodbridge Close Luton LU4 9DB
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Not Required26/00921/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 3.00m, Height to eaves 3.00m.
28 Marlborough Road Luton LU3 1EF
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Not Required26/00922/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 4.00m, Height to eaves 3.00m.
83 Littlefield Road Luton LU2 9BU
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00923/DOC
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 from existing commercial business (Class E) to provide 12 new residential apartments (Class C3) on upper floors of building. Discharge of conditions 4 (Construction Environment Management Plan), and 5 (Acoustic Design) of Planning permission 26/00580/PAEDWE dated 11 August 2026.
15 New Bedford Road Luton LU1 1SA
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00924/FULHH
Erection of single storey rear extension and raising of the decking area.
28 Derwent Avenue Luton LU3 2DX
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00925/FUL
Erection of single storey side/rear and first floor rear extensions and alterations to fenestration
16 & 18 St Ethelbert Avenue Luton LU3 1QH
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00926/MMAMD
Erection of a secondary fence (15m. tall) behind the existing boundary. Involving installation of 15x truncated posts in 2 metre concreate base anchor sections, joined up by a Golf Perimeter Polyethylene HDPE netting system. 205 metres total length of proposed fence installation. -Minor Material Amendment to Condition No. 2 (according to approved plans) of Planning Permission No. 25/00546/FUL dated 12th August 2025 - (to increase the length of fence from 205m to 330m and installaton of 8 posts total posts from 15 to 23 posts)
Stockwood Golf Club Stockwood Park London Road Luton LU1 4LX
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00927/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 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00928/LAWE
Certificate of lawfulness of existing development - Erection of rear dormer window and three front rooflights to facilitate a loft conversion
2 Lippitts Hill Luton LU2 7YN
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00929/FULHH
Erection of first floor side Extension.
50 The Avenue Luton LU4 9AQ
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00930/FUL
Erection of two additional floors to create eight flats (6 x two bed & 2 x one bed) with external alterations to elevations to include windows, doors and balconies
15 New Bedford Road Luton LU1 1SA
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00931/FULHH
Erection of a two storey side and single storey side/front extensions.
9 Drayton Road Luton LU4 0PQ
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00932/FUL
Installation of external roller shutters and erection of an associated overhead canopy and associated works
Unit 3A 326 - 340 Dunstable Road Luton LU4 8JP
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00933/FULHH
Erection of single storey outbuiling retention (Retrospective)
134 Limbury Road Luton LU3 2PN
Received 7 Sept 2026 - REF - Application Refused26/00934/PERMIP
Application for Permission in Principle: Erection of a minimum of one to a maximum of nine dwellings.
Land Rear Of 28 Oakley Road Luton LU4 9PU
Received 7 Aug 2026 - PER - Application Permitted26/00935/DOC
Erection of 15 dwellinghouses (nine four-bedroom and six five-bedroom) with associated car parking and external works. (Resubmission). Minor material amendment of planning permission 19/01646/FUL dated 17th May 2021. (Ground Floor levels have changed. Building footprints have been increased to accommodate greater wall insulation. Location of blocks A, B and C have been adjusted due to the knock on effect of increasing the block sizes. Blocks D and E have been rotated to better align with the existing footpath, the position of these blocks have also been adjusted due to increasing each building footprint. Amendments to road layouts are to comply with highways guidance. Window sizes and fenestration have been amended for better consistency throughout. Window locations have been updated to suit amended internal room layouts. Discharge of conditions 10 (Drainage Verification Report) and 22 (External Sound Level) of Planning permission 23/01198/MMAMD dated 19 February 2024.
Land At Freemans Green Sherd Close Luton LU3 3LY
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00936/FULHH
Erection of single and two storey side and rear and part single storey front extension.
21 Austin Road Luton LU3 1TY
Received 7 Sept 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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