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Car Park Power Court Luton

26/00111/TEMPApplication for a temporary durationPermitted

Proposal

Temporary vehicular access from Church Street and continuation of temporary use of site as surface level car parking for a period of up to two years.

Received
2 February 2026
Decided
30 March 2026 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
SOUTH
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target30 Mar
  5. Decided30 Mar

Decided in 56 days

This is a planning application at Car Park Power Court Luton. Luton has handled 2,430 applications of this type and approves 82% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 3 days quicker than Luton's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across SOUTH.

Application Details

Reference
26/00111/TEMP
Address
Car Park Power Court Luton
Local Authority
Luton
Application Type
Application for a temporary duration
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
PER - Application Permitted
Ward
SOUTH

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
WSP WSP House 70 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1AF

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 February 2026
Consultation Expiry
15 March 2026
Target Decision Date
30 March 2026
Date Decided
30 March 2026
Date Validated
2 February 2026
Date Submitted
2 February 2026
Consultation Start
19 February 2026
Consultation End
12 March 2026
Neighbour Consultation Start
19 February 2026
Neighbour Consultation End
15 March 2026
Last Date for Comments
26 March 2026
Permission Expires
30 March 2029

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
4 March 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
3
Documents
13
Constraints
1
Coordinates
51.878723, -0.408573
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Luton

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Power Court, Luton, LU1 3JJRegister site at or near this address

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Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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 2026-10-09. 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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