1 Dunstable Road Luton LU1 1BB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a first floor side extension and side dormer window, and change of use of a building from a commercial use (Class E) to create five flats, comprising 1 no. 2 bed and 4 no. 1 bed flats. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 18 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £340,000 in February 2025. Other property, freehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Luton's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 39% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Luton in the last twelve months, from validation. Luton decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 1 May 2026
- Consultation
- 5 May 2026
- Comments by
- 26 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 6 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Luton ranks #187 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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