Phase 2, Former Vauxhall Motors, Luton Road, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9TT Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/01851/NMA - Non-material Change to Permission Registered

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission (Reserved Matters: following Outline Application amended by (Variation of condition numbers 4, 13, 16, 20, 30 and 31 of planning permission (Application on sites that cross local planning authority Boundaries: Outline Application: Hybrid planning application comprising: for the demolition of the existing buildings and the redevelopment of the site to provide flexible industrial, storage and distribution uses (Use Classes E(g)(iii)/B2/B8) and associated access, servicing, parking and landscaping (all matters reserved accept access) Full planning application for the proposed site accesses and landscaping along the site's frontage with Luton Road) Variation sought to increase floor area by 18,549sqm and increase height parameters by 1m.)  Reserved Matters sought for full details of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping pursuant to Condition 14.  Reserved Matters with full details of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping pursuant to Condition 14 of planning permission ref (Reserved Matters phase 2)). Amendment sought for the removal of the Biodiversity Net Gain preamble and conditions 5 and 6 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 9 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 9 Jul 2026.

Associated applications 11

Site constraints 4

National infrastructure project about 270 m away: Woodside Link Houghton Regis Bedfordshire
The site is about 270 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Luton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Application type
Non-material Change to Permission
Postcode
LU4 9TT
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Parish
Chalton
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jul 2026

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
11 Jun 2026
Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#88 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Central Bedfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #62 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Central Bedfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #218 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #169 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #62 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #99 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
153 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
29 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
45 decided
1,444
Total decisions
226 refused in the year to March 2026