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Vauxhall Aftersales Warehouse, Luton Road, Chalton, LU4 9TT

Granted Central Bedfordshire CB/23/03908/RM Reserved Matters

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/21/05254/OUT amended by CB/23/01784/VOC (Variation of condition numbers 4, 13, 16, 20, 30 and 31 of planning permission CB/21/05254/OUT (Application on sites that cross local planning authority Boundaries: Outline Application: Hybrid planning application comprising: for the demolition of the existing buildings and the redevelopment of the site to provide flexible industrial, storage and distribution uses (Use Classes E(g)(iii)/B2/B8) and associated access, servicing, parking and landscaping (all matters reserved accept access) Full planning application for the proposed site accesses and landscaping along the site's frontage with Luton Road) Variation sought to increase floor area by 18,549sqm and increase height parameters by 1m.) Reserved Matters sought for full details of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping pursuant to Condition 14.

As published by the council, reference CB/23/03908/RM

Application record

Reference
CB/23/03908/RM
Type
Reserved Matters
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Reserved Matters- Granted
Received
5 Dec 2023
Validated
8 Dec 2023
Decided
29 Nov 2024
Parish
Chalton
Decision by
Officer Delegated
Postcode
LU4 9TT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Dec 2023

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 8 Dec 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Reserved Matters- Granted

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • CB/26/02262/DOC Awaiting decision

    Former Vauxhall aftersales warehouse, Luton Road, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9TT

    Discharge of Conditions 2 & 7 against planning permission ref CB/23/03908/RM

    Submitted 16 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • CB/26/01841/VOC Awaiting decision

    Former Vauxhall aftersales warehouse, Luton Road, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9TT

    Variation of Conditions 1, & 9 and removal of Condition 2 of planning permission CB/23/03908/RM. Variations sought: Amend listed plans to reflect design changes.

    Submitted 9 Jun 2026 Amendments

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

130 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 29 November 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About reserved matters applications

A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.

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