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898 Dunstable Road Luton LU4 0HJ

25/01253/LAWPCertificate of lawfulness (Proposed)Approved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 14 January 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development - Erection of single-storey rear outbuilding to be used as a gym and office (ancillary to the main dwelling), after demolition of existing detached garage and garden sheds.

Received
19 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
LEWSEY
  1. Received19 Nov
  2. Validated19 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 Jan
  5. Decided14 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at 898 Dunstable Road Luton LU4 0HJ. Luton has handled 185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across LEWSEY. We hold 353 applications in total for the LU4 postcode area.

82% of outline applications at Luton Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LU4 0HJ
Application type
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 November 2025
Target decision date
14 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
SM10 Studio Architecture 2 West Chantry Harrow HA3 6NX

Planning decision

Case officer
Nan Wang
Statutory period
56 days

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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