New Local Plan for Luton
Local Plan review
Public notice- Local Plan Review Issues and Options ConsultationLuton Local Plan Community Involvement Paper - Issues and Options
Work on a new Local Plan for Luton has started and we are inviting your views on a Luton Local Plan Community Involvement Paper - Issues and Options, starting on the 12 December 2024 and closing on the 7 February 2025 at 5pm.
Come and speak to us at public exhibitions in Luton:
- 17 December 2024 ,10am to 6pm, Luton Point shopping centre near the exit to Bute Street / train station
- 8 January 2025, 10am to 6pm Luton Point shopping centre near the exit to Bute Street / train station
- 23 January 2025, 10am to 5pm Luton Council Offices at the Town Hall
The Luton Local Plan Community Involvement Paper should be consulted together with the following supporting documents, on which you may also provide your comments:
- Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report and Response Form
- Duty to Cooperate and Consultation Background Paper and Response Form
You are strongly encouraged to view all papers and reports on our consultation portal and provide feedback. This is the best way to capture your views directly in your own words.
Access and comment on the Luton Local Plan Community Involvement Paper
If you are unable to access the consultation portal, you can provide your comments using the corresponding response forms for the papers and reports listed below:
Please note: some documents may not be fully accessible to users of assistive technology.
- Luton Local Plan Community Involvement Paper - Issues and Options and Response Form
- Summary Booklet version and Response Form
- Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report and Response Form
- Duty to Cooperate and Consultation Background Paper and Response Form
Further information about the consultation is available in the public notice above, including public locations where you can view hard copies of the documents.
Please email us at [email protected] to ask for hard copies of any of the documents or forms to be sent to you. Alternatively, please leave a messege on our answerphone telephone: 01582 548528
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)
We are also consulting on our draft Statement of Community Involvement. Our draft Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) sets out how the council will engage and consult with its residents, communities and interest groups for plan making (e.g. the new Local Plan) and decision making (e.g. planning applications).
The SCI is being consulted on starting on the 12 December 2024 and closing on 7 February 2025 at 5pm.
Alternatively, you can view the SCI and comment using the Response Form .
Luton Council ‘Call for Sites’ 2024 Nominations
We are updating evidence on land supply to support the new Local Plan and are inviting landowners with any land and property to submit sites that are available for development or redevelopment for a range of uses e.g. housing, employment and other uses.
We are also asking for the community to nominate Green Spaces to be considered for the Local Green Space designation.
See the following for further information.
Evidence Studies
We will be commissioning new evidence to support the preparation of the new Local Plan. Evidence will be collated and published here.
The following pages will be updated as the Local Plan progresses.
Local Development Scheme
Our Executive approved a timetable (Local Development Scheme) for producing the Local Plan on 22 July 2024.