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69 Bishopscote Road Luton LU3 1PA

26/00147/FULHHFUL HouseholdRefused
Full

Refused on 18 May 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of single storey side and single storey rear extension.

Received
9 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
SAINTS
  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target18 May
  5. Decided18 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 69 Bishopscote Road Luton LU3 1PA. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 6 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across SAINTS. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, as shown on drawing numbers 01/05, 02/05, 03/05, 04/05 and 05/05, by reason of its excessive depth, scale and overall massing, would result in a disproportionate and overly dominant form of development that fails to achieve an appropriate balance between built form and the remaining amenity space. The extent and configuration of the extensions would give rise to a cramped and overdeveloped form of development that fails to respect the scale, proportions and character of the host dwelling. In addition, the proposal would result in the loss of adequate access to the rear garden, to the detriment of its safe and practical use. 18th May 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: 26/00147/FULHH
  2. The proposed extensions would occupy more than 50% of the original garden curtilage, significantly reducing the amount of usable private amenity space retained for the dwelling. The resulting shortfall in external amenity provision would fail to meet the functional needs of future occupiers and would be detrimental to their living environment. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies LLP1 and LLP25 of the Luton Local Plan 2011-2031 and the guidance on amenity space provision within the National Planning Policy Framework. 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 18th May 2026 C Inwards TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 2015 Continuation (Forming part of Application No: 26/00147/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.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2026
Consultation expiry
17 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
24 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 April 2026
Last date for comments
17 April 2026
Target decision date
18 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Plan & Build 23 Brackendale Grove Luton LU3 2LT

Planning decision

Case officer
Claudiu Bica
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
1

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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