30A King Street Luton LU1 2DP

25/00530/COUChange of UseRefused

Discharge / amendments

Refused on 31 July 2025

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Conversion and change of use to create four residential flats and ground floor office and alteration to fenestration to create new entrance door.

Received: 12 May 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 8
Council: Luton Borough Council
Ward: SOUTH

ReceivedReceived12 May
ValidatedValidated12 May
Consult.Consultation25 Jun
TargetTarget Date31 Jul
DecidedDecided31 Jul

Decided in 80 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 30A King Street Luton LU1 2DP. Luton has handled 188 applications of this type. This one was decided in 80 days, 3 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.

76% of amendment 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 development as shown on drawing no's DC01, DC02, DC03, DC04 and 30AKS - PL25-001 by reason of its external alterations to fenestration would not only detract from the appearance of the existing building but would also detract from the appearance and character of the Town Centre Conservation Area, contrary to Policies of LLP1, LLP25 and LLP30 of the Luton Local Plan 2011 -2031 and principles relating to sustainable development and high quality design within Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF or the Framework).
The development, as indicated on plan numbers DC01, DC02, DC03, DC04 and 30AKS -PL25-001 by virtue of its limited internal floor area would create and cramped and over intensive form of living environment to the detriment of the quality of the living environment for the future occupiers of the flats contrary to the objectives of 31st July 2025

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: LU1 2DP
Application type: Change of Use
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 May 2025
Consultation expiry: 2 July 2025
Consultation start: 4 June 2025
Consultation end: 25 June 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 4 June 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 28 June 2025
Last date for comments: 23 July 2025
Target decision date: 31 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: 75 St Monicas Ave Luton LU31PN

Planning decision

Case officer: Mrs Naila Malik
Statutory period: 80 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 2 July 2025
Site notice start: 4 June 2025

Appeal history

3372716

Allowed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 31 December 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents: 12
Constraints: 4

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
Article 4 direction: Luton Town Centre and Surrounds (2023)
Heritage at Risk Register: George Street/Town Centre
Brownfield land register: 14 Stuart Street, Luton LU1 2SLRegister site at or near this address · +1 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, listed buildings, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Luton

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