2 Handcross Road Luton LU2 8JF
Refused on 30 April 2026
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Erection of first floor side and rear and single storey rear extensions.
- Received
- 16 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Ward
- WIGMORE
- ReceivedReceived16 Feb
- ValidatedValidated16 Feb
- Consult.Consultation22 Mar
- TargetTarget Date30 Apr
- DecidedDecided30 Apr
Decided in 73 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at 2 Handcross Road Luton LU2 8JF. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 2 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across WIGMORE. We hold 963 applications in total for the LU2 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
- The proposed development as indicated on plans 2HR-PL26-001, by reason of its design, excessive bulk, scale, and massing, would represent an over intensive form of development that would appear visually dominant and incongruous within the street scene. The extension would fail to respect the character, appearance, and proportions of the host semi detached dwelling and would be out of keeping with the prevailing pattern of development in the surrounding residential area, resulting in harm to the character and appearance of the locality. The development is therefore contrary to Policies LLP19 and LLP25 of the Luton Local Plan. 30th 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: 26/00174/FULHH
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- LU2 8JF
- Application type
- FUL Household
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 22 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 26 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 22 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 22 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 30 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- 75 St Monicas Ave Luton LU3 1PN
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Gemma Clark
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
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.
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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.
© 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.
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