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35 Mayne Avenue Luton LU4 9LR

25/01208/FULHHFUL HouseholdRefused
Full

Refused on 14 January 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a first floor rear extension

Received
7 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
LEAGRAVE
  1. Received7 Nov
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.21 Dec
  4. Target15 Jan
  5. Decided14 Jan

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 35 Mayne Avenue Luton LU4 9LR. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Luton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across LEAGRAVE. We hold 353 applications in total for the LU4 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 plans numbers 01A, 02, 04, DC01 and DC02, by reason of its excessive size and scale, fenestration design, internal layout, which is out of scale and character with the composition and integrity of the original and surrounding residential dwellings to the detriment of the visual amenities of the street scene. It will set an undesirable precedent for further similar proposal in the area and would materially harm rather than improve the character and appearance of the area, and as such would be contrary to Policies LLP1, LLP19 and LLP25 of the Luton Local Plan and the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
  2. The proposed development would injuriously affect the amenities of the adjoining property No. 32 Bramble Road by reason of loss of outlook, visual intrusion, overlooking and loss of privacy.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LU4 9LR
Application type
FUL Household
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 November 2025
Consultation expiry
21 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
27 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
21 December 2025
Last date for comments
21 December 2025
Target decision date
15 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
11 Marshalls Heath Lane Wheathampstead St Albans AL4 8HR

Planning decision

Case officer
Nan Wang
Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6004991
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 30 March 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
10
Constraints
1

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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