Power Court Luton
Proposal
Outline planning permission, with all matters reserved except for access, for mixed use development comprising: a new football stadium (use class D2), with ancillary stadium-related facilities (including spectator and media facilities, conference rooms, catering facilities and commercial space); residential floorspace (use class C3); flexible educational / community / commercial uses (use class D1/D2/B1(a)); hotel accommodation (use class C1); retail and food and drink (use class A1-A5); a food store (use class A1) car and cycle parking; and associated access, highways, utilities, public realm, landscaping, river works and associated ancillary works and structures. Discharge of condition 1 (a masterplan for each phase of the development) of planning permission 16/01400/OUTEIA dated 24th September 2019.
- Received
- 21 September 2022
- Decided
- 20 December 2022 · Application Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Ward
- SOUTH
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- ReceivedSubmitted21 Sep
- ValidatedValidated21 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date11 Jan
- DecidedDecided20 Dec
Decided in 90 days (council typically 56)
This is an application to discharge conditions at Power Court Luton. Luton has handled 368 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 68 days. This one was decided in 90 days, 3 weeks longer than Luton's median. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across SOUTH.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202524 Dec
Hybrid application for a mixed-use development comprising: Full details for a new stadium, with ancillary…
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/01419/AMEND - 202516 Apr
The realignment and opening up of the culverted River Lea with associated works, to enable redevelopment for…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00429/DOC - 20253 Mar
The realignment and opening up of the culverted River Lea with associated works, to enable redevelopment for…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00239/DOC - 20249 Feb
Undertaking of engineering works to move earth and create a development platform at Power Court including…
ApprovedFull Application24/00173/FUL
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