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25/00770/TPOS - Works to protected trees Awaiting decision

Proposal

Works to Tree: To reduce Oak tree by approx. 1/3 and shape and to remove Hawthorn to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
1 Sept 2025
✓
Consultation
13 Oct 2025
Decision
Target date was 27 Oct 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 3 Nov 2025; it is now day 422.

The consultation period closed on 3 Nov 2025.

Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project 99 m away: London Luton Airport Expansion
The site is 99 m from the project boundary. Airport, 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 ↗
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 3, 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 12 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £320,000 in November 2015. Detached house, freehold.

26 November 2015£320,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area92 m² (990 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingWarm air, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Luton
Application type
Works to protected trees
Postcode
LU2 8AJ
Received
7 Jul 2025
Validated
1 Sept 2025
Ward
WIGMORE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 422, past the statutory target. 76% of tree and landscaping works in Luton are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Oct 2026.

Day 422366 days past the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
29decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 25 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
13 Oct 2025
Comments by
3 Nov 2025
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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.