Planning application
176A - 178A Dunstable Road Luton LU4 8JJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of first floor from office to restaurant (Class E) and erection of a semi-covered pergola structure with glass balustrade to provide additional seating area.
As published by the council, reference 26/00502/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00502/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- BEECH HILL
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU4 8JJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by Luton
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 October 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 73 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
- PUBLIC HEALTH COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- DC04A FIRE STRATEGY FILE A
- APPLICATION FORM
- DC05 SITE LOCATION PLAN
- 25-111-E02 EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- 25-111-E03 EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION
- 25-111-E04 EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION
- 25-111-E05 EXISTING REAR ELEVATION
- 25-111-P03 PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION
- 25-111-P04 PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION
- 25-111-P05 PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION
- DC04 FIRE STRATEGY FILE B
- DC03 NOISE ASSESSMENT
- 25-111-P06 PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- 25-111-P02 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- DC01 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- 25-111-E01 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- 25-111-P000 EXISTING & PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN - SITE LOCATION PLAN
- 25-111-P01 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- DC02 EXTRACTION - ODOUR AND NOISE CONTROL STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Luton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Luton decided full applications in a median of 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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