Former Honda Site Cumberland Street Luton LU1 3BW

22/00598/OUTOutline ApplicationApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 25 October 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Development of land for residential purposes - Erection of a 12 storey building comprising 207 (94 one-bed, 95 two-bed and 18 three-bed) residential apartments (Use Class C3) with access and associated development.

Received: 13 May 2022
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 11
Council: Luton Borough Council
Ward: SOUTH

ReceivedReceived13 May
ValidatedValidated30 May
Consult.Consultation7 Mar
TargetTarget Date3 Nov
DecidedDecided25 Oct

Decided in 513 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Former Honda Site Cumberland Street Luton LU1 3BW. Luton has handled 185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 530 days, 68 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. There have been 3 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.

82% of outline 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 3BW
Application type: Outline Application
Scale / size: Large

Planning application dates

Date validated: 30 May 2022
Consultation expiry: 7 June 2023
Consultation start: 14 February 2023
Consultation end: 7 March 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 24 May 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 7 June 2023
Last date for comments: 7 June 2023
Target decision date: 3 November 2023
Committee meeting: 7 June 2023
Permission expires: 25 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: 90 Dunstable Street Ampthill MK45 2JR

Planning decision

Case officer: David Hall
Statutory period: 522 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 22 February 2023
Site notice start: 21 February 2023

Additional information

Documents: 113
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Brownfield land register: 1 - 11 Cumberland Street, Luton LU1 3BWRegister 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.

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6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Luton

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