1-27 And 29 - 35 Bolton Road Luton LU1 3HY
Approved on 3 July 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions
Proposal
Temporary change of use of the land at 29-35 Bolton Road, Luton, for up to 12-months from office /light industrial uses (Classes E and B2) and associated car parking to the storage of vehicles only (Sui Generis) and associated on-site works
- Received
- 11 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Ward
- SOUTH
- ReceivedReceived11 Feb
- ValidatedValidated27 Mar
- Consult.Consultation15 May
- TargetTarget Date3 Jul
- DecidedDecided3 Jul
Decided in 98 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at 1-27 And 29 - 35 Bolton Road Luton LU1 3HY. Luton has handled 2,508 applications of this type. This one was decided in 142 days, 12 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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.
Application details
- Postcode
- LU1 3HY
- Application type
- Application for a temporary duration
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 15 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 16 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 15 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 15 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 3 July 2026
- Permission expires
- 3 July 2027
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Abigail Chapman
- Statutory period
- 98 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 22 April 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 9
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
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.
Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202613 Mar
Hybrid planning application for a development comprising: Full details of a new self-storage unit (Use Class…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00256/DOC - 202610 Mar
Hybrid planning application for a development comprising: Full details of a new self-storage unit (Use Class…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00247/DOC - 202624 Feb
Hybrid planning application for a development comprising: Full details of a new self-storage unit (Use Class…
PendingMinor Material Amendment26/00206/MMAMD - 202616 Feb
Hybrid planning application for a development comprising: Full details of a new self-storage unit (Use Class…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00175/DOC - 202421 Oct
Hybrid planning application for a development comprising: Full details of a new self-storage unit (Use Class…
ApprovedFull and Outline Application24/01199/HYBRID - 20241 Jul
Temporary change of use of the land at 1-27 and 29-35 Bolton Road, Luton, for up to 18-months from office…
ApprovedApplication for a temporary duration24/00793/TEMP
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