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4 Union Street Luton LU1 3AN

25/01044/DOCDischarge of Multiple ConditionsPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments with new access onto Holly Street, car parking, amenity areas and associated works after demolition of existing offices and cash and carry warehouse. Discharge of condition 27 (CCTV) of Planning permission 24/00071/FULdated 30 October 2024.

Received
24 September 2025
Decided
25 November 2025 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Letter response
Public comments
2
Ward
SOUTH
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received24 Sep
  2. Validated24 Sep
  3. Consult.23 Oct
  4. Target26 Nov
  5. Decided25 Nov

Decided in 62 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Luton96% of conditions applications approved

This is an application to discharge conditions at 4 Union Street Luton LU1 3AN. Luton has handled 368 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 68 days. This one was decided in 62 days, 6 days quicker than Luton's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across SOUTH. We hold 1,809 applications in total for the LU1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/01044/DOC
Address
4 Union Street Luton LU1 3AN
Postcode
LU1 3AN
Local Authority
Luton
Application Type
Discharge of Multiple Conditions
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
45
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
PER - Application Permitted
Ward
SOUTH

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Chadwick Town Planning Limited 7 Rectory Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5QQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
24 September 2025
Consultation Expiry
23 October 2025
Target Decision Date
26 November 2025
Date Decided
25 November 2025
Date Validated
24 September 2025
Date Submitted
24 September 2025
Consultation Start
2 October 2025
Consultation End
23 October 2025
Last Date for Comments
23 October 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted
Decided By
Letter response
Statutory Period
63 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
2
Documents
9
Constraints
4
Coordinates
51.875110, -0.414715
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Luton

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    6 Jul

    Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00719/DOC
  2. 2026
    23 Mar

    Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00286/DOC
  3. 2025
    30 Apr

    Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00474/DOC
  4. 2025
    14 Apr

    Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00419/DOC
  5. 2024
    12 Nov

    Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01288/DOC
  6. 2024
    8 Nov

    Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01278/DOC

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: 49 to 57 Castle StreetRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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 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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© 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 2026-10-09. 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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