Lester Hall 48 - 54 John Street Luton
Decided on 12 October 2026
Council decision: Final disposal (Article 40 DMPO)Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Display of 2 (3m x 6m) internally illuminated LED advertising boards on side of building
- Received
- 10 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 27 October 2026
- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Ward
- SOUTH
- ReceivedReceived10 Oct
- ValidatedValidated25 Nov
- Consult.Consultation22 Dec
- TargetTarget Date30 Mar
- DecidedDecided12 Oct
Decided in 321 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at Lester Hall 48 - 54 John Street Luton. Luton has handled 79 applications of this type. The site is in the Plaiters Lea conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 106 applications across SOUTH.
80% of advertising 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
- Application type
- Advert Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 17 December 2026
- Consultation start
- 1 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 22 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 1 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 7 January 2027
- Target decision date
- 30 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- 3 Amherst Rise Maulden Bedford MK45 2RF
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Franc Genley
- Statutory period
- 125 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 17 December 2026
- Site notice start
- 3 December 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 16
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Plaiters' Lea The Hat District Conservation Area 3
- Brownfield land register: 39-51 John Street, Luton LU1 2JERegister 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 (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20243 Oct
Conversion and change of use from student accommodation Class (C2) to 14 flats (13 x three bedroom) and (1 x…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01140/DOC - 202412 Jan
Conversion and change of use from student accommodation Class (C2) to 14 flats (13 x three bedroom) and (1 x…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/00059/DOC - 202116 Sep
Conversion and change of use from student accommodation Class (C2) to 14 flats (13 x three bedroom) and (1 x…
ApprovedFull Application21/01296/FUL
Source: Luton
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