A Strategic Masterplan for new homes and infrastructure
The Crown Estate and Bloor Homes have led the development of a Strategic Masterplan to deliver new homes, and community infrastructure on allocated land, east of Luton.
The Site: East of Luton
Stage: Pre-application consultation on the Strategic Masterplan
Building type: Mixed-use residential community development
From 30 January until 29 February 2024, we held a public consultation on a draft Strategic Masterplan for the East of Luton development. All feedback received from the consultation was considered, and we updated the Strategic Masterplan. We held a public drop-in event to update people on the revised Strategic Masterplan in July 2024, and the information shared at this event is available to download below.
The revised Strategic Masterplan was endorsed and recommended for approval by the North Herts District Council Project Board and the Cabinet in late 2024. The Masterplan was approved in a full meeting of the council on 15 January 2025. Further public engagement will take place later in 2025 where the public will have the opportunity to comment on the more detailed proposals as the current planning applications are amended.
Bloor Homes and The Crown Estate have led the preparation of a Strategic Masterplan for the site known as ‘East of Luton’ as allocated in the adopted North Hertfordshire Local Plan.
Sharing your local understanding and knowledge has helped us shape and refine this masterplan and develop the best possible scheme. This has been the purpose of our consultation period.
Further engagement will follow this, focused on the plans and applications as they are developed.
The East of Luton site will deliver new homes and community infrastructure around Cockernhoe, Mangrove Green and Tea Green.
The site is allocated for development in the North Hertfordshire Local Plan, which also requires that a Strategic Masterplan be prepared.
We invited feedback on other elements and aspects - in particular: housing mix and design, schools, community facilities, local connections (bus, cycle, pedestrian), open space and recreation provision, biodiversity and infrastructure.
November 2024 - The Strategic Masterplan was endorsed by the NHDC Project Board
December 2024 - The Strategic Masterplan was recommended for approval by the NHDC Cabinet
January 2025 - The Strategic Masterplan was approved by a full NHDC council meeting
Summer 2025 - Further public engagement will take place on the planning applications.
Autumn 2025 - NHDC will consider the planning applications and the project team will progress detailed designs.
2027 - Potential first house completions
2028/9 - Potential completion of first primary school
2037 - Estimated full scheme completion
Please get in touch if you or anyone you know requires any of our materials in different formats, such as alternative languages, or have any other specific requirements.
0800 9152494 (Between 9am and 5:30pm, Monday to Friday)
RTBU-HAYY-LCUX, 7 Bayley Street, London WC1B 3HB (NO STAMP NEEDED)
