255 Dunstable Road Luton LU4 8BP

1. 18 Aug 2026

   Received by Luton

2. 5 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 November 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.

This application is with Luton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Luton's median decision took 73 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Luton's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

• 280 - 282 Dunstable Road Luton LU4 8JN

  24/01022/FUL Submitted 30 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  Conversion and change of use of hostel (sui generis) to solicitors office E(c)(ii)

  Refused Full applications 11 docs

• 267 Dunstable Road Luton LU4 8BS

  23/00107/FUL Submitted 30 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  Conversion and change of use of a seven bed dwellinghouse into two flats, (1 two bed and 1 four bed) with an additional door on the side elevation.

  Refused Full applications New dwelling 13 docs
  Several homes

• 3 Conway Road Luton LU4 8JA

  23/00111/PARES Submitted 25 Jan 2023 100 yards away

  Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Part 1 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Single storey rear extension. Depth 5.0m, Maximum height of extension 3.0m, Height to eaves 3.0m.

  Granted Full applications Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Shaftesbury Road Luton LU4 8AL

  26/00274/LAWP Submitted 19 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Erection of a rear/side dormer with two front rooflights to facilitate a change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a four occupants HMO (Class C4)

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 9 docs
  Domestic

• 16 Conway Road Luton LU4 8JA

  26/00911/FUL Submitted 27 Aug 2026 150 yards away

  75% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov

  Conversion and change of use from HMO (Class C4) to larger HMO (Class Sui Generis) of letting units from 10 to 11, following demolition of existing ground floor bay window and metal staircase, single storey rear extension, internal configuration, new external steps to side to provide rear site access at lower-ground/rear-garden level.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition +1 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 281 Dunstable Road Luton LU4 8BS

  21/01004/COU Submitted 13 Jul 2021 150 yards away

  Conversion and change of use of a dwellinghouse to a nine person large HMO (Sui-Generis)

  Refused Full applications 11 docs
  Domestic