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Footpath Outside 58 Park Street Luton LU1 3ET

25/01408/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 18 February 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit

Received
24 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
SOUTH
  1. Received24 Dec
  2. Validated24 Dec
  3. Consult.29 Jan
  4. Target18 Feb
  5. Decided18 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Footpath Outside 58 Park Street Luton LU1 3ET. Luton has handled 619 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application 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 proposed Street Hub as indicated on plan/ drawing no's DC01, PL02, PL03, PL04, PL05, PL06, PL07, PL09 and STH-001, by reason of its height, illuminated digital screens and overall visual prominence, would materially add to the existing level of street clutter along this part of Park Street. The introduction of an additional vertical and visually intrusive structure would exacerbate the already visually congested environment, resulting in harm to the character, appearance and of the streetscape. The development would therefore fail to achieve the high quality design 18th February 2026 See Notes for Applicants Attached. TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 2015 Continuation (Forming part of Application No: 25/01408/FUL required to enhance local character or make a positive contribution to the public realm. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policies LLP1 and LLP25 of the Luton Local Plan 2011-2031 and to the design objectives of Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework. ADVISORY: If this is your first submission for this form of development, before making your re-submission, we recommend that you seek formal pre-application advice to assist in addressing the concerns raised in the assessment of this application. Please note that any such advice may not guarantee an approval. Details of this service can be found on the planning pages of the website 18th February 2026 C Inwards TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 2015 Continuation (Forming part of Application No: 25/01408/FUL Part 2: Biodiversity Net Gain – Information on Statutory Requirement The effect of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that planning permission granted for development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition (biodiversity gain condition) that development may not begin unless: (a) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and (b) the planning authority has approved the plan. The planning authority, for the purposes of determining whether to approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan, if one is required in respect of this permission would be Luton Borough Council. There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply. These are listed below. Statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements in respect of the biodiversity gain condition.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LU1 3ET
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 December 2025
Consultation expiry
31 January 2026
Consultation start
8 January 2026
Consultation end
29 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
7 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
31 January 2026
Last date for comments
4 February 2026
Target decision date
18 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Telent Rutland House 5 Allen Road Livingston EH54 6TQ

Planning decision

Case officer
Mrs Naila Malik
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
14 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
15
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: 54-62 Park 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: 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    24 Dec

    Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit

    This applicationRefusedFull25/01408/FUL
  2. 2025
    24 Dec

    Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.

    RefusedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside25/01409/ADV

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