Kings House George Street West Luton LU1 2BJ
Refused on 18 October 2024
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Conversion and change of use of the first floor to the seventh floor of the building into forty six one bed flats for assisted extra care living and alterations to fenestration.
- Received
- 1 November 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Ward
- SOUTH
- ReceivedReceived1 Nov
- ValidatedValidated23 Jan
- Consult.Consultation15 Feb
- TargetTarget Date18 Oct
- DecidedDecided18 Oct
Decided in 269 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Kings House George Street West Luton LU1 2BJ. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 352 days, 42 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. The site is in the Town Centre conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 2BJ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Large
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 January 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 18 February 2024
- Consultation start
- 25 January 2024
- Consultation end
- 15 February 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 25 January 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 18 February 2024
- Last date for comments
- 21 February 2024
- Target decision date
- 18 October 2024
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- Plan & Build Ltd 23 Brackendale Grove Luton LU3 2LT
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mrs Naila Malik
- Statutory period
- 269 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 31 January 2024
- Site notice start
- 30 January 2024
Additional information
- Documents
- 110
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Town Centre Conservation Area 1
- Brownfield land register: 7-11 King StreetRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20222 Aug
Erection of three storey front extension, part three/six storey rear extension and an additional storey to…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/01003/DOC - 202117 May
Erection of three storey front extension, part three/six storey rear extension and an additional storey to…
ApprovedFull Application21/00696/FUL
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