3 West Way Luton LU2 8DZ

1. 1.The development, as indicated on plans numbers WWZZDRA04002, WWZZDRA91001, WWZZDRA91003 and WWZZDRA91002, by reason of its excessive scale, size, and visually discordant feature, which is out of scale and character with the composition and integrity of the original and surrounding residential 13th April 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: 26/00012/FULHH dwellings to the detriment of the visual amenities of the surrounding area. 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). 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 13th April 2026 C Inwards TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 2015 Continuation (Forming part of Application No: 26/00012/FULHH 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.

Postcode

LU2 8DZ

Application type

FUL Household

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

16 February 2026

Consultation expiry

13 March 2026

Neighbour consultation start

17 February 2026

Neighbour consultation end

13 March 2026

Last date for comments

13 March 2026

Target decision date

13 April 2026

Applicant

Private applicant

Agent address

Lisa Vohmann Architecture Hillside Hawkspur Green Little Bardfield Braintree CM7 4SH

Case officer

Nan Wang

Statutory period

56 days

Comments

0

Documents

9

Constraints

3