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Central Council Depot 59 Portland Road Luton LU4 8AT

Awaiting decision Luton 26/00449/AMEND Non Material Amendments

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Erection of electricity substation following the demolition of 59 Portland Road (Approved as per Application No. 21/00409/DEMCON) Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission No. 24/00415/FUL (Amendments to include slight alteration to siting of electricity substation.)

As published by the council, reference 26/00449/AMEND

Application record

Reference
26/00449/AMEND
Type
Non Material Amendments
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
DALLOW
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU4 8AT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Apr 2026

    Received by Luton

  2. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Luton took a median of 80 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

The process from here

This application is with Luton for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

About amendments applications

How this application type works

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

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