Planning
The operator of London Luton Airport has submitted a planning application (reference 21/00031/VARCON) seeking consent to:
- increase the capacity of the airport from 18 million passengers per year (mppa) to 19 mppa,
- amend the day and night noise contours
The application can be viewed on our public access planning portal by entering the application reference number in the ‘application search’ field.

General planning advice and information is available on our webpage and information regarding whether you need planning permission.
To find out whether your proposal is likely to receive planning permission you can use our pre-application service.
Your house deeds will provide details of any restrictions on your property which may prevent you from building anything without planning permission. For confirmation of this, please email [email protected].
For Building regulation information email [email protected].
To report a breaches of planning control email [email protected] with your name, address, details of the breach and any supporting photos or evidence.
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