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 8 (External Lighting) of planning permission 17/00791/OUT dated 17th October 2019.
As published by the council, reference 23/00262/DOC
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00262/DOC
- Type
- Discharge of Multiple Conditions
- Status
- PER - Application Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 7 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 7 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 5 May 2023
- Ward
- LEAGRAVE
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU4 9ND
Site history
Applications at this address on the Luton register
This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00068/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. 06 (Mangement Plan) of Planning Permission No. 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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21/00873/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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7 Mar 2023
Received by Luton
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5 May 2023
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 Sep 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Luton granted permission on 5 May 2023, 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.
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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 -
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).
Granted Amendments Demolition 4 docs -
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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)
Granted Amendments Demolition 15 docs -
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