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Rear Of 35 - 37 Wellington Street Luton LU1 2QH

25/00830/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 31 October 2025

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Erection of a two storey building (to create two 2-storey 2-bedroom maisonettes) with undercroft access, new parking, cycle and bin storage.

Received
21 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
SOUTH
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.4 Sep
  4. Target31 Oct
  5. Decided31 Oct

Decided in 102 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Rear Of 35 - 37 Wellington Street Luton LU1 2QH. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 7 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. The site is in the Town Centre conservation area, with 4 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 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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Why it was refused

  1. The development, as indicated on plan numbers; MADP/SL/002, MADP/SL/004, MADP/SL/005, WSL/001, WSL/001/003,DC01, DC02, DC03, DC04, DC05, DC06, DC07, DC08 and DC08 by virtue of its siting, scale, design and fenestration details would reduce space about the buildings representing a cramped, over-intensive and incongruous addition that would materially harm the character and appearance of the Luton Town Centre Conservation Area. The proposal would, therefore, be contrary to Policies LLP1, LLP25 and LLP30 within the Luton Local Plan 2011-2031 and the principles relating to achieving well designed places and conserving and enhancing the historic environment within Sections 12 and 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, or the Framework).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LU1 2QH
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 July 2025
Consultation expiry
27 September 2025
Consultation start
14 August 2025
Consultation end
4 September 2025
Neighbour consultation start
14 August 2025
Neighbour consultation end
7 September 2025
Last date for comments
18 October 2025
Target decision date
31 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Perry M Jones Ltd The Studio 58A Tennyson Road Harpenden AL5 4BB

Planning decision

Case officer
Mrs Naila Malik
Statutory period
102 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 September 2025
Site notice start
20 August 2025

Additional information

Documents
26
Constraints
7

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 · +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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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