Land At Freemans Green Sherd Close Luton LU3 3LY
Approved on 23 March 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted
Proposal
Erection of 15 dwellinghouses (nine four-bedroom and six five-bedroom) with associated car parking and external works. (Resubmission). Minor material amendment of planning permission 19/01646/FUL dated 17th May 2021. (Ground Floor levels have changed. Building footprints have been increased to accommodate greater wall insulation. Location of blocks A, B and C have been adjusted due to the knock on effect of increasing the block sizes. Blocks D and E have been rotated to better align with the existing footpath, the position of these blocks have also been adjusted due to increasing each building footprint. Amendments to road layouts are to comply with highways guidance. Window sizes and fenestration have been amended for better consistency throughout. Window locations have been updated to suit amended internal room layouts. Discharge of condition 20 (Electric Charging Point Strategy) of Planning application 23/01198/MMAMD dated 19th February 2024.
- Received
- 5 February 2026
- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- ReceivedReceived5 Feb
- ValidatedValidated5 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided23 Mar
Decided in 46 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a new dwelling at Land At Freemans Green Sherd Close Luton LU3 3LY. Luton has handled 2,500 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Luton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 448 applications in total for the LU3 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- LU3 3LY
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 February 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: Sherd Lodge, Sherd CloseRegister site at or near this address
- 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.
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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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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