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1 - 9 York Street Luton LU2 0EZ

22/00400/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 26 April 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of two 4 to 5 storey residential block comprising 57 flats (7 three bed, 32 two bed and 18 one bed) with associated paths, fences, landscaping, walls, refuse and cycle storage after demolition and change of use of existing commercial buildings

Received
4 April 2022
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
13
Ward
HIGH TOWN
  1. Received4 Apr
  2. Validated6 Apr
  3. Consult.20 Feb
  4. Target26 Apr
  5. Decided26 Apr

Decided in 751 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 - 9 York Street Luton LU2 0EZ. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across HIGH TOWN. We hold 963 applications in total for the LU2 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
LU2 0EZ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
57

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 April 2022
Consultation expiry
7 June 2023
Consultation start
30 January 2023
Consultation end
20 February 2023
Neighbour consultation start
24 May 2023
Neighbour consultation end
7 June 2023
Last date for comments
7 June 2023
Target decision date
26 April 2024
Committee meeting
7 June 2023
Permission expires
26 April 2027

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Powage House Church Street Aspley Guise Milton Keynes MK17 8HQ

Planning decision

Case officer
David Hall
Statutory period
751 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 February 2023
Site notice start
21 February 2023

Additional information

Documents
93
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: 25-27 Brunswick Street, Luton LU2 0HFRegister 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

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.

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