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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
75.4% of applications approved
Ranks #298 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
29.2% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #145 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 353 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£315,000 median sale price
+1.6% year on year · 1,571 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
44.4% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #202 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 76,163 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/01004/LAWPFT | 212 Old Bedford Road Luton | Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Erection of outbuilding. Fast track | Lawfuldevelopment | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 26/00985/DOC | 1 The Crossway Luton | Erection of an end of terrace two bedroom property with associated parking on land to the side of no1 The Crossway.… | Dischargeconditions | 23 Sept 2026 |
| 26/00982/REM | Former Honda Site Cumberland Street Luton | Development of land for residential purposes - Erection of a 12 storey building comprising 207 (94 one-bed, 95 two-bed… | Reservedmatters | 22 Sept 2026 |
| 26/00981/LAWP | 133 Runfold Avenue Luton | Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Erection of rear outbuilding for use as gym/office. | Lawfuldevelopment | 22 Sept 2026 |
| 26/00978/LAWP | 188 Putteridge Road Luton | Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use - Alteration from hip to gable roof on both ends, erection of a rear dormer… | Lawfuldevelopment | 21 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01000/FULHH | 18 Bunting Road Luton | Erection of single storey rear/side extension. | Householder | 21 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01001/FULHH | 75 Eldon Road Luton | Erection of outbuilding in the rear garden. | Householder | 21 Sept 2026 |
| 26/00976/FULHH | 23 Wodecroft Road Luton | Erection of a single storey rear extension with rear acess ramp | Householder | 21 Sept 2026 |
| 26/00967/FULHH | 26 Villa Road Luton | Erection of a front boundary wall and sliding vehicle entrance gate (retrospective) | Householder | 18 Sept 2026 |
| 26/00974/AMEND | Land Adj To Wandon Close Luton | Erection of 60 dwellings (9 two-bed maisonettes, 4 two-beds, 16 three-beds, 29 four-beds and 2 five-beds) with… | Other | 18 Sept 2026 |
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We index every application published on Luton’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://planning.luton.gov.uk/online-applicationsNewest application received 30 Sept 2026.
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PlanNexus indexes Luton's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 30 Sept 2026.
75.4% of Luton's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
29.2% of appeals against Luton decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 353 decided appeals.
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