Open Space (Wandon Close) Adjacent To 28 Wandon Close Luton LU2 8DX

Awaiting decision 26/00131/DOC
Council
Date received
4 Feb 2026
Date validated
4 Feb 2026
Postcode
LU2 8DX

Description

Erection of 60 dwellings (9 two-bed maisonettes, 4 two-beds, 16 three-beds, 29 four-beds and 2 five-beds) with associated car parking and vehicle access from Hayling Drive with relocation of public open space to adjacent former school playing fields (planning permission already granted for new public open space on the adjacent former school playing fields) -Discharge of Condition No. 20 (Surfacing and Drainage) of Planning Permission No. 19/01233/FUL dated 9th September 2022.

3.4/10
Planning Authority Score
#213 of 277

Luton ranks #157 out of 277 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Luton decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
76%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #263 of 277
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #232 of 277
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (71%) #157 of 277
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #164 of 277
37%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
40%
Change of use approved
53 decided
721
Total decisions
171 refused in 2025