12 The Grove Luton LU1 5PE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00281/FULHH - FUL Household Refused

Proposal

Erection of rear outbuilding. Retrospective. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Mar 2026
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Consultation
9 Apr 2026
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Refused
15 May 2026
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Appeal allowed
27 Aug 2026

Refused on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1424 m away: London Luton Airport Expansion; 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 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Luton
Application type
FUL Household
Postcode
LU1 5PE
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
FARLEY
Case officer
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Target decision
15 May 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 27 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6012259 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 19% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
446decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Luton in the last twelve months, from validation. Luton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
9 Apr 2026
Consultation
9 Apr 2026
Comments by
3 May 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