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25 Cardiff Road Luton LU1 1PP

25/01323/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 28 January 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Conversion of ground floor to create a two bedroom flat

Received
4 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
SOUTH
  1. Received4 Dec
  2. Validated17 Dec
  3. Consult.23 Jan
  4. Target11 Feb
  5. Decided28 Jan

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 25 Cardiff Road Luton LU1 1PP. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 106 applications across SOUTH. 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 application proposing the change of use of the ground floor to a 2-bedroom self- contained flat, by reason of resulting in the unjustified loss of existing office accommodation, would contribute towards the erosion of available employment space within sustainable areas, contrary to both the spatial and the economic strategies within the Borough. The proposal would, therefore, fail to accord with Policies LLP1, LLP2, LLP13 and LLP14 within the Luton Local Plan 2011-2031 and the principles relating to sustainable development and economic growth within the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
  2. The application proposing the conversion of the ground floor to a 2-bedroom self- contained flat, because: a) the layout provided falls below the national minimum space standards; b) plans fail to adequately demonstrate how the proposed unit 28th January 2026

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 December 2025
Consultation expiry
23 January 2026
Consultation start
2 January 2026
Consultation end
23 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
29 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
22 January 2026
Last date for comments
30 January 2026
Target decision date
11 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
C W & R C Shrimplin, Architects & Town Planners 11 Cardiff Road Luton LU1 1PP

Planning decision

Case officer
Franc Genley
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
9 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
9
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: 15 - 17 Cardiff Road, Luton LU1 1PPRegister site at or near this address · +3 more
  • 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 (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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