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16 Whitethorn Way Luton LU1 5QN

23/00495/PARESPrior - Larger Household ExtensionsApproved
Full

Approved on 6 June 2023

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

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 3.0m, Height to eaves 3.0m.

Received
25 April 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
FARLEY
  1. Received25 Apr
  2. Validated25 Apr
  3. Consult.26 May
  4. Target6 Jun
  5. Decided6 Jun

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 16 Whitethorn Way Luton LU1 5QN. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Luton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across FARLEY. We hold 1,824 applications in total for the LU1 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
LU1 5QN
Application type
Prior - Larger Household Extensions
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 April 2023
Consultation expiry
26 May 2023
Neighbour consultation start
5 May 2023
Neighbour consultation end
26 May 2023
Last date for comments
26 May 2023
Target decision date
6 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
PL4N & Build Ltd 23 Brackendale Grove Luton LU3 2LT

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
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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Source: Luton

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