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340 Sundon Park Road Luton LU3 3AR

25/01045/FULHHRefused

Refused on 19 November 2025

Council decision: Application Refused2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Retention of boundary wall, front gate, and rear balcony with railings and a Juliet balcony. (Retrospective)

Received
24 September 2025
  1. Received24 Sep
  2. Validated24 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Nov

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application at 340 Sundon Park Road Luton LU3 3AR. Luton has handled 2,500 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 448 applications in total for the LU3 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The boundary wall and gates, as indicated on plan DC01,DC02,DC03,DC04,PS-001 ISSUE A, PS-002 ISSUE A, PS-003 ISSUE A, PS-004 ISSUE A, PS-005 ISSUE A, PS-006 ISSUE A, PS-007 ISSUE A , PS-008 ISSUE A ,PS-008 REV A, by reason of their height, design, and stark appearance, are out of keeping with the open character and appearance of the surrounding area. They create an austere and visually intrusive feature that causes significant harm to the street scene and local character. The development is therefore contrary to Policies LLP25, LLP19, and LLP1 of the Luton Local Plan 2011-2031 and the principles of high-quality design set out in Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
  2. The rear balcony, as indicated on plan DC01,DC02,DC03,DC04,PS-001 ISSUE A, PS-002 ISSUE A, PS-003 ISSUE A, PS-004 ISSUE A, PS-005 ISSUE A, PS-006 19th November 2025

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LU3 3AR

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 September 2025

Appeal history

6004846
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 30 March 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

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.

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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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    22 Jan

    Erection for front, side and rear extension with internal alterations

    ApprovedFUL Household25/00068/FULHH

Source: Luton

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