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309 New Bedford Road Luton LU3 1NH

24/00611/FULHHFUL HouseholdApproved
Full

Approved on 17 March 2025

Council decision: Final disposal (Article 40 DMPO)Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a single storey front/side and rear/side extensions and alterations to fenestration to facilitate a conversion of garage to living accommodation, two side dormers and two side rooflights to facilitate a loft conversion.

Received
20 May 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
BARNFIELD
  1. Received20 May
  2. Validated5 Jul
  3. Consult.6 Aug
  4. Target30 Aug
  5. Decided17 Mar

Decided in 255 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 309 New Bedford Road Luton LU3 1NH. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 301 days, 35 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across BARNFIELD. We hold 448 applications in total for the LU3 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
LU3 1NH
Application type
FUL Household
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 July 2024
Consultation expiry
9 August 2024
Consultation start
16 July 2024
Consultation end
6 August 2024
Neighbour consultation start
16 July 2024
Neighbour consultation end
9 August 2024
Last date for comments
9 August 2024
Target decision date
30 August 2024
Permission expires
17 March 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent address
DropPad Ltd 23 Forward Drive Harrow HA3 8NT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
70
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

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