1 - 35 Bolton Road Luton LU1 3HY

24/01199/HYBRIDFull and Outline ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 30 January 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee32 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Hybrid planning application for a development comprising: Full details of a new self-storage unit (Use Class B8) and Outline application (All matters reserved, except access) for residential units (Use Class C3) landscaping, public realm improvements, access alterations, car and cycle parking.

Received: 21 October 2024
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 14
Council: Luton Borough Council
Ward: SOUTH

ReceivedReceived21 Oct
ValidatedValidated21 Oct
Consult.Consultation12 Jun
TargetTarget Date30 Jan
DecidedDecided30 Jan

Decided in 466 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at 1 - 35 Bolton Road Luton LU1 3HY. Luton has handled 185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 466 days, 59 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 106 applications across SOUTH. We hold 1,824 applications in total for the LU1 postcode area.

82% of outline 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 3HY
Application type: Full and Outline Application
Scale / size: Large

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 October 2024
Consultation expiry: 12 June 2025
Consultation start: 31 October 2024
Consultation end: 12 June 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 31 October 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 24 November 2024
Last date for comments: 27 December 2024
Target decision date: 30 January 2026
Committee meeting: 25 June 2025
Permission expires: 30 January 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: Stantec UK Limited 7 Soho Square London W1D 3QB

Planning decision

Case officer: Abigail Chapman
Statutory period: 466 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 13 November 2024
Site notice start: 6 December 2024

Additional information

Documents: 125
Constraints: 7

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.

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