Planning decisions in Luton
As of 26 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Luton approved 83% of 3,330 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 86% approved (851 decided, ~68 days)
- Rear extension : 87% approved (748 decided, ~68 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 84% approved (370 decided, ~77 days)
- Change of use : 57% approved (232 decided, ~72 days)
- Demolition : 88% approved (226 decided, ~77 days)
- Loft conversion : 78% approved (211 decided, ~76 days)
- Side extension : 86% approved (173 decided, ~73 days)
- Two-storey extension : 69% approved (120 decided, ~78 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 85% approved (80 decided, ~67 days)
- New dwelling : 82% approved (72 decided, ~69 days)
- Porch : 97% approved (60 decided, ~81 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 87% approved (52 decided, ~81 days)
- Tree work : 92% approved (51 decided, ~91 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 86% approved (43 decided, ~75 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 88% approved (41 decided, ~93 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Luton, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.