46 Willow Way Luton LU3 2SD

26/00368/COUChange of UseApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 23 June 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use of dwellinghouse (C3) to a children's home (C2) for up to two children (aged 8-17 years)

Received: 13 April 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Luton Borough Council
Ward: NORTHWELL

ReceivedReceived13 Apr
ValidatedValidated5 May
Consult.Consultation8 Jun
TargetTarget Date30 Jun
DecidedDecided23 Jun

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 46 Willow Way Luton LU3 2SD. Luton has handled 188 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 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 30 applications across NORTHWELL. We hold 448 applications in total for the LU3 postcode area.

76% of amendment 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 2SD
Application type: Change of Use
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 5 May 2026
Consultation end: 8 June 2026
Target decision date: 30 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: X Architecture Princess Parkway Manchester M14 7HR

Planning decision

Case officer: Mrs Naila Malik
Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 11
Constraints: 3

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.

Source: Luton

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