Land Rear Of 142-162 Bishopscote Road Bishopscote Playing Fields Luton LU3 1PE
Approved on 10 February 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee
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Proposal
Erection of a 1 and 2 storey new Social Emotional Mental Health School (SEMH) for 112 pupils.
- Received
- 6 May 2025
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 10
- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Ward
- SAINTS
- ReceivedReceived6 May
- ValidatedValidated10 Jun
- Consult.Consultation10 Nov
- TargetTarget Date28 Feb
- DecidedDecided10 Feb
Decided in 245 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at Land Rear Of 142-162 Bishopscote Road Bishopscote Playing Fields Luton LU3 1PE. Luton has handled 6 applications of this type. This one was decided in 280 days, 32 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across SAINTS. We hold 448 applications in total for the LU3 postcode area.
82% of all 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 1PE
- Application type
- Regulation 3
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 June 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 10 November 2025
- Consultation start
- 27 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 10 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 17 June 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 11 July 2025
- Last date for comments
- 10 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 28 February 2026
- Committee meeting
- 26 November 2025
- Permission expires
- 10 February 2029
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Franc Genley
- Statutory period
- 263 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 2 July 2025
- Site notice start
- 2 July 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 88
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
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.
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