Luton Hoo Hotel Golf And Spa, Luton Hoo Estate, Hyde, Luton, LU1 3TQ Data via plota.co.uk
CB/25/02573/VOC - Variation of Condition
Approved
Proposal
Variation of condition number 30 of planning permission (Extension to stables building to provide spa upgrade including alterations to the listed Adams building. Erection of a new Pavilion building and new Tennis and Padel courts. Creation of children's play area within Columnhill Woods.) Variations sought: Alteration of link between stable and bothy. Amendment to basement level of spa and installation of new lightwell. Enlargement of existing pool and central courtyard resulting in minor ground floor extensions. Amendment to ground floor Vitality pool to create a rectangular pool. Minor internal layout changes and amendment to internal courtyard roof design to create a circular design Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
11 Aug 2025
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Validated
12 Aug 2025
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Approved
20 Jan 2026
Approved on 20 Jan 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Associated applications 4
Site constraints 9
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Luton Hoo Garden Centre, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Registered park or garden: Luton Hoo
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Luton Hoo Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project about 975 m away: M1 Junction 10a Grade Separation - Luton
The site is about 975 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Luton Airport Expansion (decided, about 1183 m).
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat about 13 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 13 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, 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Application type
- Variation of Condition
- Postcode
- LU1 3TQ
- Received
- 11 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2025
- Parish
- Hyde
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 11 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Variation of Condition - Granted Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )GDP Policy Informative Central Beds Local Plan In accordance with Article 35 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the reason for any condition above relates to the Policies as referred to in the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).GDP Policy Informative Central Beds Local Plan In accordance with Article 35 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the reason for any condition above relates to the Policies as referred to in the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). 2 )This permission relates only to that required under the Town & Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment or under the Building Regulations. Any other consent or approval which is necessary must be obtained from the appropriate authority.This permission relates only to that required under the Town & Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment or under the Building Regulations. Any other consent or approval which is necessary must be obtained from the appropriate authority. 3 )The applicant and the developer are advised that this permission is subject to a legal obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 under application CB/24/01341/FULL dated 20 May 2025.The applicant and the developer are advised that this permission is subject to a legal obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 under application CB/24/01341/FULL dated 20 May 2025.
- Decision date
- 20 Jan 2026
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 13 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 12 Aug 2025
- Comments by
- 1 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 29 Oct 2025
- Committee
- 17 Dec 2025
Historical activity at this location
40 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Approved
Erection of a single storey side extension (Flower Garden Wing)
2025
Approved
Listed Building: Extension to stables building to provide spa upgrade including alteratio…
2025
Demolition of entire function block and partial demolition residential block. Erection of…
2025
Withdrawn
Listed Building: Erection of a single storey side extension (Flower Garden Wing)
2025
Erection of a new golf clubhouse building
2024
Approved
Extension to stables building to provide spa upgrade including alterations to the listed…
2024
Approved
Listed Building: Extension to stables building to provide spa upgrade including alteratio…
2024
Approved
Listed Building Consent works for the installation of a new internal lift and creation of…
2024
Approved
Erection of a linked glazed structure, following removal of timber structure, to provide…
2024
Approved
Listed Building: Erection of a linked glazed structure, following removal of timber struc…
2024
Approved
Listed Building: Works for the installation of mechanical and electrical services
2022
Approved
Remodelling and extension to golf course. Erection of a new clubhouse and office
2024
Approved
Listed Building Consent: Works for the internal refurbishment including alterations and r…
2022
Approved
EIA - Screening Opinion
2022
Approved
Listed Building: Installation of metal handrails either side of the existing steps at the…
2022
Approved
Installation of metal handrails either side of the existing steps at the main front entra…
2018
Approved
Proposed small extensions to the south-west and north-east elevations of the Flower Garde…
2018
Approved
Listed Building: Proposed small extensions to the south-west and north-east elevations of…
2025
Withdrawn
Discharge of Condition 34 against planning permission ref. CB/22/04432/FULL (Remodelling…
2025
Approved
Variation of condition numbers 2 and 23 of planning permission CB/22/04432/FULL (Remodell…
2025
Approved
Discharge of Condition 8 against planning permission ref. CB/24/01341/FULL (Extension to…
2025
Discharge of Conditions 28, 30, 43 and 44 against planning permission ref. CB/22/04432/FU…
2025
Discharge of Conditions 21, 22 and 27 and partial approval of Condition 29 against planni…
2025
Approved
Discharge of Conditions 2, 5c, 6, 7, 8 and 10 against planning permission CB/24/00624/LB…
2025
Approved
Discharge of Conditions 4 and 7 against planning permission CB/24/01003/LB (Listed Buildi…
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2023
Approved
Estate Office, Luton Hoo Estate, Hyde, Luton, LU1 3TQ
Removal of existing portable cabin offices and erection of a new single storey estate off…
2023
Withdrawn
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Listed Building: removal of existing portable cabin offices and erection of a new single…
2023
Approved
Luton Hoo Hotel Golf And Spa Luton Hoo Estate Luton Bedfordshire Lu1 3Tq
Consultation Only - Remodelling and extension to golf course. Erection of a new clubhouse…
2023
Approved
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Consultation Only - Remodelling and extension to golf course. Erection of a new clubhouse…
2023
Approved
Walled Garden Office, Luton Hoo Estate, Hyde LU1 3TQ
Lawful Development Certificate of Existing Use: Use of building as an office since 2003 f…
2022
Withdrawn
South Roundabout, off A1081 London Road, Hyde. LU1 3TQ
Electricity Board Notification: Removal of existing 33kV assets and cables from existing…
2019
Approved
The Hermitage, Luton Hoo Estate, Hyde, Luton, LU1 3TQ
Rear double extension and internal re-ordering on of the main house. Conversion of the ex…
2019
Approved
Home Farm, Luton Hoo Estate, Hyde, Luton, LU1 3TQ
Change of use of redundant agricultural barn to Class B1 commercial use and associated ex…
2019
Approved
The Hermitage, Luton Hoo Estate, Hyde, Luton, LU1 3TQ
Rear ground and first floor extension, replacement of side extension and link to new atta…
Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#88 of 296 councils
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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
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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
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Luton Hoo Hotel Golf And Spa, Luton Hoo Estate, Hyde, Luton, LU1 3TQ
Extension to stables building to provide spa upgrade including alterations to the listed Adams building. Erection of a new Pavilion building and new Tennis and Padel courts. Creation of children's play area within Columnhill Woods.
- Received
- 8 May 2024
- Decided
- 20 May 2025
- Outcome
- Approved