Planning application
6 - 8 Park Street Luton LU1 3EP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Change of use of part of the ground, first floor and part of second floors from a gym (use class E) to 10 residential units (use class C3)
As published by the council, reference 22/01289/PACOM
Application record
- Reference
- 22/01289/PACOM
- Type
- Prior - Offices to Resi
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval permitted
- Received
- 6 Oct 2022
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2022
- Decided
- 18 Jan 2023
- Ward
- SOUTH
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU1 3EP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2022
Received by Luton
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7 Oct 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Jan 2023
Decision issued: Prior Approval permitted
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19 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
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