Footpath Opposite 27 Manchester Street Luton LU1 2QB

1. 1.The proposed Street Hub as indicated on plan/ drawing no's DC01, PL02, PL04, PL05, PL06, PL07, PL09 and STH-001 due to its height, illuminated digital screens and visual prominence, would add to the existing street clutter along this part of Manchester Street and result in further visual intrusion within the Town Centre Conservation Area. This would cause a low level of less than substantial harm to the significance of the heritage asset, and the public benefits put forward are not sufficient to outweigh this harm in accordance with Paragraph 215 of the NPPF. The 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: 25/01414/FUL proposal therefore fails to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, contrary to Policy LLP30, and by virtue of its contribution to cumulative street clutter, it also fails to achieve the high quality design required by Policy LLP25 of the Luton Local Plan 2011-2031. 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: 25/01414/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.

Postcode

LU1 2QB

Application type

Full Application

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

24 December 2025

Consultation start

7 January 2026

Last date for comments

4 February 2026

Target decision date

18 February 2026

Applicant

Private applicant

Agent address

Telent Rutland House 5 Allen Road Livingston EH54 6TQ

Case officer

Mrs Naila Malik

Statutory period

56 days

Site notice start

14 January 2026

Comments

0

Documents

15

Constraints

6