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111 Ashburnham Road Luton LU1 1JW

25/00826/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 21 October 2025

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a two bedroom detached dwellinghouse with 2 No. parking spaces fronting Mulberry Close, following subdivision of land to the rear of 111 Ashburnham Road.

Received
18 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
8
Ward
DALLOW
  1. Received18 Jul
  2. Validated26 Aug
  3. Consult.4 Sep
  4. Target21 Oct
  5. Decided21 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 111 Ashburnham Road Luton LU1 1JW. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 6 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across DALLOW. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development as indicated on plan numbers 111ASHB/01, 111ASHB/02 and 111ASHB/04A would injuriously affect the amenities of the neighbouring property No. 55 Mulberry Close by reason of loss of light, loss of outlook and visual intrusion. The proposal would thereby be contrary to Policy LLP1 of the Luton Local Plan and contrary to the aims and objectives of the NPPF.
  2. No evidence has been provided to demonstrate the development is exempt from Biodiversity net gain (BNG) and whether it meets the definition set out in Section 1(A1) of the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended), as such, the self-build exemption cannot be applied to the proposal. Therefore, in respect of biodiversity, the development fails to comply with Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LU1 1JW
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 August 2025
Consultation expiry
7 September 2025
Consultation start
14 August 2025
Consultation end
4 September 2025
Neighbour consultation start
14 August 2025
Neighbour consultation end
7 September 2025
Last date for comments
10 September 2025
Target decision date
21 October 2025

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
20 August 2025

Appeal history

3370454
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 5 November 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal
Green Belt

Additional information

Documents
13
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • SSSI: Dallow Downs and Winsdon Hill SSSINext to the site
  • 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 (22)

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, 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.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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