8 Alma Street Luton LU1 2PL
Approved on 28 July 2021
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Conversion and change of use from community infrastructure (Class D1) to 36 flats (16 one-bedroom and 20 two-bedroom) (Class C3) across the second, part of the fourth, fifth and part of the sixth floor. Non-Material Amendment of planning permission 19/00926/COU dated 17th March 2020 (minor design amendments, including internal reconfiguration).
- Received
- 1 July 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Ward
- SOUTH
- ReceivedReceived1 Jul
- ValidatedValidated1 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date29 Jul
- DecidedDecided28 Jul
Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at 8 Alma Street Luton LU1 2PL. Luton has handled 188 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Luton's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 106 applications across SOUTH. We hold 1,824 applications in total for the LU1 postcode area.
76% of amendment applications at Luton Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- LU1 2PL
- Application type
- Non Material Amendments
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Number of dwellings
- 36
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 July 2021
- Target decision date
- 29 July 2021
- Permission expires
- 28 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Finsbury Circus House 15 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202212 Sep
External alterations including works to facilitate the creation of balconies and installation of doors at 5th…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/01170/DOC - 202122 Jun
Conversion and change of use from community infrastructure (Class D1) to 36 flats (16 one-bedroom and 20…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/00875/DOC
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