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19 Crawley Road Luton LU1 1HX

25/01103/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 8 December 2025

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of 2 additional storeys, first floor extension, new second floor and rooms within the roof space - 3 storey rear new building with under cross to create in total eight x 2 bedroom flats, including ground floor rear alterations.

Received
13 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
BISCOT
  1. Received13 Oct
  2. Validated13 Oct
  3. Consult.11 Nov
  4. Target8 Dec
  5. Decided8 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 19 Crawley Road Luton LU1 1HX. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across BISCOT. 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 development as indicated on plan numbers DC01, DC02, DC03, DC04, DC04, DC05, DC06, DC07, DC08, WPILTD/CR/003, WPILTD/CR/004, WPILTD/CR/005, WPILTD/CR/006 is considered to be incongruous, and over-intensive form of development, with design features out of character with the prevailing pattern of development. The development would, therefore, be contrary to Policies LLP1, LLP15 and LLP25 within the Luton Local Plan 2011-2031 and the principles relating to delivering a sufficient supply of homes and achieving a high standard of amenity within Sections 5 and 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, or the Framework.) 8th December 2025

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 October 2025
Consultation expiry
14 November 2025
Consultation start
21 October 2025
Consultation end
11 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
21 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
14 November 2025
Last date for comments
14 November 2025
Target decision date
8 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Perry M Jones Ltd The Studio, 58A Tennyson Road Harpenden AL5 4BB

Planning decision

Case officer
Gemma Clark
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
22 October 2025

Additional information

Documents
20
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: 27 Crawley Road, Luton LU1 7HXRegister site at or near this address

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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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.

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