Luton planning approval rate
Luton ward in Medway has a 81.2% approval rate based on 69 planning decisions. Medway overall: 88.1%.
Last updated: April 2026
81.2%
ward approval rate
69
Decisions
56
Approved
13
Refused
88.1%
Medway average
Luton is 6.9 percentage points below the Medway average, placing it among the stricter wards in Medway. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How Luton compares
Luton ward
81.2%
Medway overall
88.1%
Planning in Medway? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Recent decisions in Luton
Conversion of existing front garden to a driveway · Fri 12 Dec 2025
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to residential care (Class C2) · Wed 10 Dec 2025
Construction of a single-storey garage and storage space facilities (Demolition · Wed 03 Dec 2025
Application for a Lawful development (Proposed) for a dormer to rear and roof li · Mon 06 Oct 2025
Change of use from a residential dwelling (C3 Use Class) to a children's care ho · Thu 27 Nov 2025
What gets approved near your property?
In Medway, 1 in 8 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Medway
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Medway
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 10,302 decisions.
Other wards in Medway
River Ward (89.5%)
Rainham Central Ward (90.9%)
Strood Rural Ward (86.9%)
Rochester West Ward (95.4%)
Peninsula Ward (87.9%)
Hempstead And Wigmore Ward (89.4%)
Strood North Ward (86.4%)
Chatham Central & Brompton (91.8%)
Rainham South Ward (90.5%)
Rochester South & Horsted Ward (90.7%)
Rochester West & Borstal (92.0%)
Strood Rural (94.7%)