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The Jackdaws 12 Butterfield Green Road Luton LU2 8DD

25/01056/FULRefused

Refused on 24 November 2025

Council decision: Application Refused2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of two detached dwellings with associated access and landscaping following demolition of existing dwelling.

Received
29 September 2025
  1. Received29 Sep
  2. Validated29 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Nov

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at The Jackdaws 12 Butterfield Green Road Luton LU2 8DD. Luton has handled 2,500 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 963 applications in total for the LU2 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The development as indicated on plan numbers 25.268.P1 REV 2, 25.268.-P2- REV 2, 25/429 32147-REV B, UKHAB MAP1, JG01, DC01, DC02, and DC03 by reason of its siting, scale and narrow width represents an incongruous form of development that would appear odd and unsympathetic form of development failing to enhance or respond positively to the existing town scape or the character and appearance of the surrounding area. The proposal would, therefore, be contrary to Policies LLP1 and LLP25 within the Luton Local Plan 2011-2031 and the principles relating to high quality design within Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, or the Framework).
  2. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a mandatory requirement of Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as inserted by Schedule 14 of the Environment Act 24th November 2025

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LU2 8DD

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 September 2025

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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