49 & 51 George Street Luton LU1 2AQ
Approved on 12 February 2025
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions
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Proposal
Display of 1 high level externally illuminated artwork/signage, 1 fascia sign and instllation of a low level hoarding displaying artwork.
- Received
- 23 October 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Ward
- SOUTH
- ReceivedReceived23 Oct
- ValidatedValidated29 Oct
- Consult.Consultation25 Nov
- TargetTarget Date12 Feb
- DecidedDecided12 Feb
Decided in 106 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at 49 & 51 George Street Luton LU1 2AQ. Luton has handled 79 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 8 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. The site is in the Town Centre conservation area, with 11 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 advertising 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 2AQ
- Application type
- Advert Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 October 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 28 November 2024
- Consultation start
- 4 November 2024
- Consultation end
- 25 November 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 November 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 28 November 2024
- Last date for comments
- 4 December 2024
- Target decision date
- 12 February 2025
- Permission expires
- 12 February 2030
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Luton Council, Project Design & Delivery Team Town Hall Extension Gordon Street Luton LU1 2BQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 106 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 13 November 2024
- Site notice start
- 6 November 2024
Additional information
- Documents
- 14
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Town Centre Conservation Area 1
- Brownfield land register: 55 George Street, Luton LU1 2AL and 2B George Street West, Luton lU1 2BXRegister 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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