Pavement In Front Of The Galaxy Bridge Street Luton LU1 2NF
Refused on 14 March 2025
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs (one front and one rear of kiosk).
- Received
- 9 December 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Ward
- SOUTH
- ReceivedReceived9 Dec
- ValidatedValidated13 Jan
- Consult.Consultation4 Feb
- TargetTarget Date14 Mar
- DecidedDecided14 Mar
Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at Pavement In Front Of The Galaxy Bridge Street Luton LU1 2NF. Luton has handled 79 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 6 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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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Why it was refused
- The proposed development as indicated on plans P-00-001, P-00-004, P-00-005, P- 00-011, P-00-013, P-00-014, P-00-015, P-00-016, P-00-017, by virtue of its significant size and scale, design, siting and illuminate feature would represent an over dominant feature and cluttered appearance that would materially harm rather than improve the character and appearance of the surrounding area and the Luton Town Centre Area contrary to the Policies LLP1, LLP3, LLP25, LLP26, LLP31 and LLP32 of the Luton Local Plan and the NPFF. 14th March 2025 INTERIM HEAD OF PLANNING See Notes for Applicants Attached TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (CONTROL OF ADVERTISEMENTS) REGULATIONS 1989 Continuation (Forming part of Application No: 24/01385/ADV
- The proposed development as indicated on plans P-00-001, P-00-004, P-00-005, P- 00-011, P-00-013, P-00-014, P-00-015, P-00-016, P-00-017, by virtue of its siting and illuminate feature would cause obstruction to pedestrians and other users of the footway, causing harmful congestion and probably putting public safety at risk, contrary to the Policies LLP1, LLP3, LLP26, LLP31 and LLP32 of the Luton Local Plan and the NPFF ADVISORY: If this is your first submission for this form of development, before making your re-submission, we recommend that you seek formal pre-application advice to assist in addressing the concerns raised in the assessment of this application. Please note that any such advice may not guarantee an approval. Details of this service can be found on the planning pages of the website 14th March 2025 INTERIM HEAD OF PLANNING TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (CONTROL OF ADVERTISEMENTS) REGULATIONS 1989 Continuation (Forming part of Application No: 24/01385/ADV The plans/documents which are the subject of this decision can be viewed on the on-line search. Please note that the numbers given here are used so that the Document number and number on the decision notice are compatible. They are usually the plan numbers on the drawings themselves used by the Applicant/Agent.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- LU1 2NF
- Application type
- Advert Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 January 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 7 February 2025
- Consultation start
- 14 January 2025
- Consultation end
- 4 February 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 14 January 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 7 February 2025
- Last date for comments
- 3 March 2025
- Target decision date
- 14 March 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Creative Atelier Ltd 28 Merton Hall Road Wimbledon SW19 3PS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 60 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 3 February 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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