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32 - 42 Duke Street Luton LU2 0HH

25/01049/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a six storey building to create 23 flats (8no. 1 beds, 13no. 2 beds, 2no. 3 beds) with associated landscaping following the demolition of the existing commercial building.

Received
25 September 2025
Decision due
20 March 2026
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
1 · last counted 8 November 2026
Ward
HIGH TOWN
  1. Received25 Sep
  2. Validated25 Sep
  3. Consult.4 Mar
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 4 March.

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 32 - 42 Duke Street Luton LU2 0HH. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across HIGH TOWN. We hold 965 applications in total for the LU2 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
LU2 0HH
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
23

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 September 2025
Consultation expiry
3 June 2026
Consultation start
16 February 2026
Consultation end
4 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
20 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
3 June 2026
Last date for comments
3 June 2026
Committee meeting
22 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Optimis Consulting 16 St. Cuthberts Street Bedford MK40 3JG

Planning decision

Case officer
Franc Genley
Statutory period
176 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 October 2025
Site notice start
10 October 2025

Appeal history

6006898
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 29 May 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused
3373712
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 21 November 2025Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
92
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: 4-11 Burr Street, LU2 0HNRegister 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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