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313 New Bedford Road Luton LU3 1NH

26/00092/FULHHFUL HouseholdApproved
Full

Approved on 21 April 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)6 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of first floor side, single storey front and side/rear extensions, hip to gable roof with rear dormer and window in gable end to facilitate a loft conversion.

Received
27 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
BARNFIELD
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.28 Mar
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided21 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 313 New Bedford Road Luton LU3 1NH. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 4 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across BARNFIELD. We hold 448 applications in total for the LU3 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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Application details

Postcode
LU3 1NH
Application type
FUL Household
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 February 2026
Consultation expiry
28 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
4 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
28 March 2026
Last date for comments
28 March 2026
Target decision date
21 April 2026
Permission expires
21 April 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
R.A.C. Draughting Services 64 Tring Road Dunstable LU6 2PT

Planning decision

Case officer
Jonathan Hill
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
11
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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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