Planning application
Former Vauxhall Motors Site Kimpton Road Luton
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 23/00308/SECMOD
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00308/SECMOD
- Type
- Legal Agreement Modification
- Status
- PER - Application Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 16 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 14 Mar 2025
- Ward
- VAUXHALL
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2023
Received by Luton
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14 Mar 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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