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96 - 98 Park Street & 2 Chobham Street Luton LU1 3EU

21/01295/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 15 May 2023

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a five storey residential building to consist of 17 flats (10 x two bed and 7 x one bed) after demolition of existing nightclub and pub.

Received
16 September 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
8
Ward
SOUTH
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated16 Sep
  3. Consult.13 Oct
  4. Target11 Feb
  5. Decided15 May

Decided in 606 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 96 - 98 Park Street & 2 Chobham Street Luton LU1 3EU. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 606 days, 79 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

80% of full 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 3EU
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
17

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 September 2021
Consultation expiry
16 October 2021
Consultation start
22 September 2021
Consultation end
13 October 2021
Neighbour consultation start
22 September 2021
Neighbour consultation end
16 October 2021
Last date for comments
20 October 2021
Target decision date
11 February 2022

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
PO Box 2211 Buckingham MK18 9DA

Planning decision

Statutory period
148 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 September 2021
Site notice start
28 September 2021

Additional information

Documents
30
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: 1 Park Terrace, Manor Road, Luton LU1 3HNRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low 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 (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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

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  2. 2021
    16 Sep

    Erection of a five storey residential building to consist of 17 flats (10 x two bed and 7 x one bed) after…

    This applicationRefusedFull21/01295/FUL

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