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36 Copthorne Luton LU2 8RJ

23/00457/FULHHFUL HouseholdApproved
Full

Approved on 7 July 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of single storey side extension to link the house to the garage including alterations to garage fenestration to facilitate a garage conversion.

Received
25 April 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
WIGMORE
  1. Received25 Apr
  2. Validated19 May
  3. Consult.13 Jun
  4. Target14 Jul
  5. Decided7 Jul

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at 36 Copthorne Luton LU2 8RJ. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 2 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across WIGMORE. We hold 963 applications in total for the LU2 postcode area.

80% of full applications at Luton Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LU2 8RJ
Application type
FUL Household
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 May 2023
Consultation expiry
16 June 2023
Consultation start
23 May 2023
Consultation end
13 June 2023
Neighbour consultation start
23 May 2023
Neighbour consultation end
16 June 2023
Last date for comments
16 June 2023
Target decision date
14 July 2023
Permission expires
7 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
S & S Coates Surveying & Design Room 2, Denel Wing The Rufus Centre Steppingley Road Flitwick MK45 1AH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3328326
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 14 November 2023Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
6
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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