Luton - Multiple Traffic Notices

THE BOROUGH OF LUTON (PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTION OF WAITING AND LOADING) (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT NO.140) ORDER 2026. THE BOROUGH OF LUTON (STREET PARKING PLACES) (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT NO.106) ORDER 2026. THE BOROUGH OF LUTON (CONTROLLED PARKING AREAS) (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT NO.41) ORDER 2026

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Luton Borough Council, the Highway Authority for the said Borough, on 9th February 2026 made the above-mentioned Orders under sections 1, 2, 4, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53 and 124 of, and Part IV of Schedule 9 to, the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended).
2. The Orders will come into effect on 23rd February 2026. The Orders will:
(a) extend the ‘PT’ Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) to include Holly Street, Latimer Road, Oxford Road and Union Street;
(b) replace single yellow line ‘controlled hours’ waiting restrictions with shared-use (PT CPZ permit holders / pay by phone - maximum stay 2 hours, no return within 1 hour) that would operate between 8am and 6pm on Mondays to Saturdays inclusive (the PT CPZ hours) in the following lengths: Holly Street, south-west side, between 10 metres and 36.2 metres north-west of Latimer Road; and Oxford Road, north-west side, between 10 metres and 20 metres north-east of Union Street;
(c) replace free limited-stay parking place with shared-use (PT CPZ permit holders / pay by phone - maximum stay 2 hours, no return within 1 hour) that would operate between 8am and 6pm on Mondays to Saturdays inclusive in the following lengths: Holly Street, north-east side: (a) between 27.5 metres and 40.5 metres south-east of Castle Street; (b) between 52 metres and 76 metres south-east of Castle Street; and (c) between 93 metres and 109.5 metres south-east of Castle Street; Latimer Road, north-west side: (a) between 13 metres and 27.7 metres south-west of Holly Street; and (b) between 10 metres and 35.5 metres north-east of Holly Street; and Union Street, south-west side, between 18.2 metres and 43.7 metres north-west of Latimer Road;
(d) replace single yellow line ‘controlled hours’ waiting restrictions with double yellow line ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions in the following lengths: Castle Street, south-east side: (a) for 10 metres north-east of Holly Street; and (b) for 10 metres south-west and 10 metres north-east of Union Street; Holly Street: (a) north-east side: (i) for 10 metres south-east of Castle Street; and (ii) for 9 metres north-west of Latimer Road; and (b) south-west side: (i) for 10 metres south-east of Castle Street; (ii) between 36.2 metres and 64.9 metres north-west of Latimer Road; and (iii) for 10 metres north-west of Latimer Road; Latimer Road, north-west side: (a) for 13 metres south-west and 10 metres north-east of Holly Street; and (b) for 9.5 metres south-west and 10 metres north-east of Union Street; Oxford Road: (a) north-west side, for 10 metres north-east of Union Street; and (b) south-east side, for 19.8 metres north-east of Union Street; and Union Street: (a) north-east side: (i) for 7.5 metres south-east of Castle Street; (ii) for 11.5 metres north-west and 11.5 metres south-east of Oxford Road; and (iii) for 8 metres north-west of Latimer Road; and (b) south-west side: (i) for 9 metres south-east of Castle Street; (ii) for 8 metres north-west of Latimer Road;
(e) provide that all qualifying properties within the extended PT CPZ, would be eligible for residents’ permits, visitors' permits, carers' permits and business permits, the charges for which would be as follows: first residents’ permits: £71 per year, second residents’ permits: £91 per year, third residents’ permits: £111 per year, fourth residents’ permits: £131 per year, visitors' permits £29 for ten permits (a maximum of 50 permits per year), carers' permits: £55 per year and business permits: £600 per year; and
(f) provide that the charges for leaving a vehicle in a shared-use parking place without displaying a permit would be £1.00 for up to 15 minutes, £1.50 for up to 30 minutes, £2.90 for up to 1 hour, £5.00 for up to 2 hours (the maximum parking period).

Any person wishing to question the validity of the Orders or of any provision contained in them on the grounds that it is not within the powers contained in the above Act or any requirement of that Act or any regulation made under it has not been complied with in relation to the Orders may, within six weeks of the date on which the Orders were made, apply to the High Court for this purpose.

11th February 2026
Highways Services Manager
Building 14, Central Depot, Kingsway, Luton LU4 8AU