Land Adjacent To 50 Bute Street Luton LU1 2EP

25/00397/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Erection of a three storey building of a mixed use development of two retail units and five (3-bedroom 5-person) residential maisonettes units.

Received: 9 April 2025
Decision due: 17 April 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 0 · last counted 4 October 2026
Council: Luton Borough Council
Ward: SOUTH

ReceivedReceived9 Apr
ValidatedValidated30 Jul
Consult.Consultation25 Aug
TargetTarget Date17 Apr
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at Land Adjacent To 50 Bute Street Luton LU1 2EP. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 April 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. 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 2EP
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 30 July 2025
Consultation expiry: 28 August 2025
Consultation start: 22 June 2026
Consultation end: 25 August 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 4 August 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 28 August 2025
Last date for comments: 6 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 30-34 Upper George Street Luton LU1 2BQ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 261 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 13 August 2025
Site notice start: 11 August 2025

Additional information

Documents: 52
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Plaiters' Lea The Hat District Conservation Area 3
Heritage at Risk Register: Plaiters Lea, Town Centre
Brownfield land register: 37-47 Cheapside, Luton LU1 2HNRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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