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Former Vauxhall Motors Site Kimpton Road Luton

Granted Luton 23/00264/DOC Discharge of Multiple Conditions

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

Proposal

Outline application for a mixed use development - Residential, Retail, Office, storage and distribution, hotel and casino uses, new landscaping, park and public realm, car parking, means of access, new access to Kimpton Road and other associated works. (With EIA). Discharge of condition 16 (scheme for pedestrian access) of Planning permission 13/00280/OUT dated 16th April 2015.

As published by the council, reference 23/00264/DOC

Application record

Reference
23/00264/DOC
Type
Discharge of Multiple Conditions
Status
PER - Application Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
7 Mar 2023
Validated
10 Mar 2023
Decided
10 May 2023
Ward
VAUXHALL
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Luton register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00308/SECMOD Granted

    Former Vauxhall Motors Site Kimpton Road Luton

    Mixed-use redevelopment, including Residential apartments (C3), Retail and Leisure (Class A1-A5 / D2), Hotel with conferencing and banqueting facilities (Class C1), Medical Wellbeing Centre (Class D1) together with landscaping, car parking, new access and associated works. - Minor Material Amendment of planning permission 18/01280/MMAMD dated 16th January 2019 - Amendment required to make internal changes, design alterations and car parking changes (including erection of multi-level car park to the rear of Block RBB) etc. Minor Material Amendment of planning permission 19/00586/MMAMD dated 16th December 2019 - Amendment required to make changes to increase height of towers A, B and C of block RBB resulting in additional apartments (C3), external design changes, internal changes at ground floor (reduction in retail floor space by 238 sqm GIA) and provision of internal residential amenity space. Minor Material amendment of planning permission dated 9th December 2021 - Amendment to add additional residential apartments (C3) at level 1 and 2 of Tower A and levels 1-11 of Tower C of Phase 2 (RBB) with external design changes, internal changes. Variation of S106 Agreement of Planning Permission No. 22/00201/MMAMD dated 14th December 2022.

    Decided 14 Mar 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Mar 2023

    Received by Luton

  2. 10 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 May 2023

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 20 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Luton granted permission on 10 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.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Former Vauxhall Motors Site (Napier Park) Kimpton Road Luton

    21/00564/CMS Submitted 21 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Outline application for a mixed use development - Residential, Retail, Office, storage and distribution, hotel and casino uses, new landscaping, park and public realm, car parking, means of access, new access to Kimpton Road and other associated works. (With EIA).- Discharge of Condition 18 (Construction Method Statement) of Planning Permission No. 13/00280/OUT dated 16th April 2015. - Further Extending Construction Working Hours until 30th September 2021.

    Granted
  • Former Vauxhall Motors Site Kimpton Road Luton

    23/00308/SECMOD Submitted 16 Mar 2023 50 yards away

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  • Unit 2 Chevette Court Kimpton Road Luton LU2 0GS

    26/00823/ADV Submitted 4 Aug 2026 100 yards away

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  • Retail Unit 1 Napier Road Luton Napier Gateway Luton LU1 1RF

    21/00563/DOC Submitted 21 Apr 2021 150 yards away

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  • 150 Armstrong Road Luton LU2 0FX

    24/01054/AMEND Submitted 9 Sep 2024 150 yards away

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  • Former Vauxhall Motors Site Luton Napier Gateway Kimpton Road Luton, LU1 1RF

    21/00754/DOC Submitted 27 May 2021 150 yards away

    Mixed-use redevelopment, including Residential apartments (C3), Retail and Leisure (Class A1-A5 / D2), Hotel with conferencing and banqueting facilities (Class C1), Medical Wellbeing Centre (Class D1) together with landscaping, car parking, new access and associated works. - Minor Material Amendment of planning permission 18/01280/MMAMD dated 16th January 2019 - Amendment required to make internal changes, design alterations and car parking changes (including erection of multi-level car park to the rear of Block RBB) etc. - Discharge of Condition 20 (Travel Plan) of Planning Permission No. 19/00586/MMAMD dated 16th December 2019

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 5 docs

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    Received 21 Jul, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Conditions
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    Received 11 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00945/DOC Awaiting decision

    122 Ashcroft Road Luton LU2 9AX

    Erection of two x 4 bedroom dwellinghouses. Discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Method Statement), 5 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and 6 (Materials) of Planning permission 26/00303/FUL dated 13 August 2026.

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Conditions
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  • 26/00687/DOC Granted

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    Received 26 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Conditions