Central Library Library Road Luton LU1 2NG
Approved on 9 February 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions
Proposal
Installation of a large-scale public mural on the side (facing the Thistle Hotel) external wall of Luton Central Library, comprises the painting of a 32m x 9.35m and the installation of lightweight fire-retardant aluminium composite material (FR ACM) cut-out elements fixed into the mortar joints as part of the Luton Lifelines community health project for an initial period of three years.
- Received
- 15 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Ward
- SOUTH
- ReceivedReceived15 Dec
- ValidatedValidated15 Dec
- Consult.Consultation27 Jan
- TargetTarget Date9 Feb
- DecidedDecided9 Feb
Decided in 56 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Central Library Library Road Luton LU1 2NG. Luton has handled 2,506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. 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.
Application details
- Postcode
- LU1 2NG
- Application type
- Application for a temporary duration
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 30 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 6 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 27 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 6 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 30 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 4 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 9 February 2026
- Permission expires
- 9 February 2029
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Jonathan Hill
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 14 January 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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.
Source: Luton
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