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7 - 9 George Street West Luton LU1 2BJ

25/00444/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 18 July 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Works to Listed Building - Internal alterations and change of use from Office (Class E) to 6 flats (4 x 1 bedroom, 1 x2 bedroom and 1 x 3 bedroom), erection of single storey rear extension and fenestration changes.

Received
22 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
SOUTH
  1. Received22 Apr
  2. Validated16 May
  3. Consult.10 Jul
  4. Target18 Jul
  5. Decided18 Jul

Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a single storey rear extension at 7 - 9 George Street West Luton LU1 2BJ. Luton has handled 23 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. The site is in the Town Centre conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. 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.

100% of heritage 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
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 May 2025
Consultation expiry
10 July 2025
Consultation start
19 June 2025
Consultation end
10 July 2025
Neighbour consultation start
16 May 2025
Neighbour consultation end
9 June 2025
Last date for comments
10 July 2025
Target decision date
18 July 2025
Permission expires
18 July 2028

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Ashurst Cottage Birchwood Storridge Malvern WR13 5HA

Planning decision

Case officer
Mrs Naila Malik
Statutory period
63 days

Publicity

Last advertised
21 May 2025
Site notice start
21 May 2025

Additional information

Documents
22
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Town Centre Conservation Area 1
  • Listed building: Grade II: 7 and 9, George Street WestOn this site · +4 more
  • Article 4 direction: Luton Town Centre and Surrounds (2023)
  • Heritage at Risk Register: George Street/Town Centre
  • Brownfield land register: 8-10 George Street WestRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (18)

flood storage areas, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    22 Apr

    Change of use from Office (Class E) to 6 flats (4 x 1 bedroom, 1 x2 bedroom and 1 x 3 bedroom), erection of…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongside25/00443/FUL
  2. 2025
    22 Apr

    Works to Listed Building - Internal alterations and change of use from Office (Class E) to 6 flats (4 x 1…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/00444/LBC

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