26 - 28 Stuart Street Luton LU1 2SW
Refused on 25 January 2022
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Change of use from office(s) (Class E) to (C3) residential. (Class MA) 6 flats. 5 two bed and 1 one bed)
- Received
- 22 November 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Ward
- SOUTH
- ReceivedReceived22 Nov
- ValidatedValidated30 Nov
- Consult.Consultation22 Dec
- TargetTarget Date25 Jan
- DecidedDecided25 Jan
Decided in 56 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at 26 - 28 Stuart Street Luton LU1 2SW. Luton has handled 2,506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Luton's typical decision time. The site is in the Town Centre conservation area, with 2 listed buildings 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.
Application details
- Postcode
- LU1 2SW
- Application type
- Prior - Offices to Resi
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 November 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 22 December 2021
- Consultation start
- 1 December 2021
- Consultation end
- 22 December 2021
- Neighbour consultation start
- 1 December 2021
- Neighbour consultation end
- 22 December 2021
- Last date for comments
- 23 December 2021
- Target decision date
- 25 January 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- The Design Studio 1st Floor Offices Station House Station Road Luton LU4 9BA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 2 December 2021
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Town Centre Conservation Area 1
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202423 Jan
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of…
WithdrawnDischarge of conditions24/00088/DOC - 202320 Feb
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of…
ApprovedPrior - Offices to Resi23/00210/PACOM
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