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336 Oakley Road Luton LU4 9QD

25/00985/FULRefused

Refused on 15 December 2025

Council decision: Application Refused2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of single storey side/ rear and two storey rear extensions and change of use to 7 resident HMO (Sui-Generis) use.

Received
4 September 2025
  1. Received4 Sep
  2. Validated20 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Dec

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 336 Oakley Road Luton LU4 9QD. Luton has handled 2,506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 354 applications in total for the LU4 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The development, as indicated on plan numbers AD-00-00, AD-03-00_RevA, AD-OS and DC01 represents an over intensive and incongruous form of development that detracts from the prevailing character and the existing dwelling thereby setting an undesirable precedent for further similar proposals in the area. The proposal would thereby be contrary to Policies LLP1, LLP17 and LLP25 of the Luton Local Plan 2011 -2031 and the principles relating to sustainable development, high quality design and occupier amenity within Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF or the Framework.
  2. The development, as indicated on plan numbers AD-00-00, AD-03-00_RevA, AD-OS and DC01 has resulted in the loss of large family dwelling house which fails to 15th December 2025

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LU4 9QD

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
AMICO DESIGN LIMITED

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Luton

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