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88 Clarendon Road Luton LU2 7PJ

25/01300/COUChange of UseRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 10 February 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Conversion of existing premises from 6 bedroom HMO (C4 Use Class) into 7 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis Use Class)

Received
28 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
HIGH TOWN
  1. Received28 Nov
  2. Validated16 Dec
  3. Consult.19 Jan
  4. Target10 Feb
  5. Decided10 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 88 Clarendon Road Luton LU2 7PJ. Luton has handled 188 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 3 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across HIGH TOWN. We hold 963 applications in total for the LU2 postcode area.

76% of amendment 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, S01, S02, S03, S04, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S010, S011, S012 and S013 results in the loss of a 4+ bedroom dwellinghouse which fails to maximise the opportunity of the site to assist in delivering the mix of housing that would meet the identified need within the Luton Housing Market Area as established within the Luton Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) and recent Authority Monitoring Report (AMR). The development would thereby be contrary to Policies LLP1, LLP15, LLP17, LLP25, 11th February 2026 See Notes for Applicants Attached. TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 2015 Continuation (Forming part of Application No: 25/01300/COU LLP31 and LLP32 of the Luton Local Plan 2011 -2031 and the principles relating to housing with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), or the Framework.
  2. The development, as indicated on plan numbers DC01, DC02, S01, S02, S03, S04, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S010, S011, S012 and S013 would significantly increase the intensity of occupation with higher and more consistent comings and goings combined with increased visitors, deliveries, and refuse activity would result in noise disturbance and visual clutter that would be harmful to the neighbouring amenity and the character of the street scene. The proposal would thereby be contrary to Policies LLP1, LLP15, LLP17, LLP25, LLP31 and LLP32 of the Luton Local Plan and contrary to the aims and objectives of the NPPF. 11th February 2026 C Inwards TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 2015 Continuation (Forming part of Application No: 25/01300/COU ADVISORY: If this is your first submission for this form of development, before making your re-submission, we recommend that you seek formal pre-application advice to assist in addressing the concerns raised in the assessment of this application. Please note that any such advice may not guarantee an approval. Details of this service can be found on the planning pages of the website 11th February 2026 C Inwards TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 2015 Continuation (Forming part of Application No: 25/01300/COU Part 2: Biodiversity Net Gain – Information on Statutory Requirement The effect of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that planning permission granted for development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition (biodiversity gain condition) that development may not begin unless: (a) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and (b) the planning authority has approved the plan. The planning authority, for the purposes of determining whether to approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan, if one is required in respect of this permission would be Luton Borough Council. There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply. These are listed below. Statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements in respect of the biodiversity gain condition.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LU2 7PJ
Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 December 2025
Consultation expiry
23 January 2026
Consultation start
29 December 2025
Consultation end
19 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
30 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
23 January 2026
Last date for comments
13 February 2026
Target decision date
10 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Windsor & Patania Architecture And Developments 80 Compair Crescent Ipswich IP2 0EH

Planning decision

Case officer
Jonathan Hill
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
14 January 2026

Appeal history

6007036
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 22 June 2026Dev Type: Change of useReason: refused
6003898
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 22 May 2026Dev Type: Change of useReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
21
Constraints
3

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.

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