Planning application
The Orchard Centre Strangers Way Luton LU4 9ND
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Development of Land for Residential Purposes - Erection of 48 residential units after demolition of existing Orchard Centre. - Discharge of Condition No. 06 (Mangement Plan) of Planning Permission No. 17/00791/OUT dated 17th October 2019
As published by the council, reference 23/00068/DOC
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00068/DOC
- Type
- Discharge of Multiple Conditions
- Status
- PER - Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 20 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 8 Mar 2023
- Ward
- LEAGRAVE
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU4 9ND
Site history
Applications at this address on the Luton register
This site has had 7 applications since 2021: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00262/DOC Granted
The Orchard Centre Strangers Way Luton LU4 9ND
Development of Land for Residential Purposes - Erection of 48 residential units after demolition of existing Orchard Centre. - Discharge of Condition 8 (External Lighting) of planning permission 17/00791/OUT dated 17th October 2019.
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23/00066/DOC Granted
The Orchard Centre Strangers Way Luton LU4 9ND
Development of Land for Residential Purposes - Erection of 48 residential units after demolition of existing Orchard Centre. - Discharge of Condition No. 03 (Boundary Treatment) of Planning Permission No. 17/00791/OUT dated 17th October 2019
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21/01076/AMEND Granted
The Orchard Centre Strangers Way Luton LU4 9ND
Development of Land for Residential Purposes - Erection of 48 residential units after demolition of existing Orchard Centre - Application for Approval of Reserved Matters relating to Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale of outline planning permission No. 17/00791/OUT dated 17th October 2019. Non-material amendment to approval of reserved matters ref: 19/01183/REM dated 17th June 2020 (site levels).
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21/01040/DOC Granted
The Orchard Centre Strangers Way Luton LU4 9ND
Development of Land for Residential Purposes - Erection of 48 residential units after demolition of existing Orchard Centre. Discharge of condition 9 (surface water drainage) of planning permission 17/00791/OUT dated 17th October 2019
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21/00873/AMEND Granted
The Orchard Centre Strangers Way Luton LU4 9ND
Development of Land for Residential Purposes - Erection of 48 residential units after demolition of existing Orchard Centre -Application for Approval of Reserved Matters relating to Appearance , Landscaping, Layout and Scale of outline planning permission No. 17/00791/OUT dated 17th October 2019. Non material amendment of planning permission 19/01183/REM dated 17th June 2020. (regularise the site plan, boundary treatments plan, landscaping plan and dimensioned site plan to coincide with the approved house type floor plans)
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21/00688/DOC Granted
The Orchard Centre Strangers Way Luton LU4 9ND
Development of Land for Residential Purposes - Erection of 48 residential units after demolition of existing Orchard Centre. Discharge of condition 11 (construction method statement) of planning permission 17/00791/OUT dated 17th October 2019.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jan 2023
Received by Luton
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8 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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The Orchard Centre Strangers Way Luton LU4 9ND
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The Orchard Centre Strangers Way Luton LU4 9ND
Development of Land for Residential Purposes - Erection of 48 residential units after demolition of existing Orchard Centre. Discharge of condition 11 (construction method statement) of planning permission 17/00791/OUT dated 17th October 2019.
Granted Conditions Demolition 6 docs -
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Granted Conditions Demolition 7 docs -
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