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26/00157/MMAMD - Minor Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Redevelopment of site for erection of a Secondary SEN School Building with hydrotherapy pool & changing rooms and Respite Centre Facilities. Minor Material Amendment of planning permission dated 6th June 2024. ( Revisions to size and layout of substation and refuse store, car park layout, footpaths and DDA access, external air source heat pump relocated to roof, increase in hall height, revised fenestrations, material changes, landscaping changes, playground layout changed). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
11 Feb 2026
Consultation
4 Mar 2026
Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 17

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 12

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Luton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Luton
Application type
Minor Material Amendment
Postcode
LU4 0UD
Received
11 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
LEWSEY
Case officer
Show
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Emily Warner

How this decision compares

Decided in 121 days from validation, 65 days slower than Luton's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 93% of commercial and major works here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
45decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Luton in the last twelve months, from validation. Luton decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
4 Mar 2026
Consultation
4 Mar 2026
Comments by
28 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
5 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Luton
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#229 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Luton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
76%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #281 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #245 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #187 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #171 of 296
35%
Minor dwellings approved
71 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
40%
Change of use approved
53 decided
741
Total decisions
179 refused in the year to March 2026