Bute Street Shoppers Car Park Church Street Luton

26/00167/DOCDischarge of Multiple ConditionsApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 2 September 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Proposed mixed use development, comprising of residential units, multi-purpose music and community space, food court, commercial space, retail space, cycle hub, associated soft and hard landscaping, public realm improvements, access, sub stations and other associated infrastructure. Discharge of condition 31 (Boreholes) of Planning permission 24/00157/FUL dated 26th June 2024.

Received: 13 February 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 5
Council: Luton Borough Council
Ward: SOUTH

ReceivedReceived13 Feb
ValidatedValidated20 Feb
Consult.Consultation17 Mar
TargetTarget Date5 Sep
DecidedDecided2 Sep

Decided in 194 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Bute Street Shoppers Car Park Church Street Luton. Luton has handled 368 applications of this type. This one was decided in 201 days, 21 weeks longer than Luton's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 106 applications across SOUTH.

96% of conditions 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: Discharge of Multiple Conditions
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 February 2026
Consultation expiry: 17 March 2026
Consultation start: 24 February 2026
Consultation end: 17 March 2026
Last date for comments: 17 March 2026
Target decision date: 5 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: Lisa Skinner Associates Ltd Stirling House Denny End Road Waterbeach Cambridge CB259PB

Planning decision

Case officer: Robert Guest
Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 22
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Plaiters' Lea The Hat District Conservation Area 3Part of the site
Listed building: Grade II: George Ii Public HouseOn or next to this site
Heritage at Risk Register: Plaiters Lea, Town CentrePart of the site
Brownfield land register: Bute Street Car Park, Church Street, LutonRegister 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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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