Planning application
Car Park 37 - 41 Cheapside Luton
Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme
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Proposal
Erection of a three and five-storey building comprising 28 flats (12 one-bedroom and 16 two-bedroom), six commercial units (Class E), gym (Class E), and basement level (gym, storage and servicing), together with the de-culverting of the River Lea to create a new public thoroughfare and space, following demolition of car park and associated structures. Discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Environmental Method Plan), 20 (Detailed designs of the de-culverted section), 21 (Surface water drainage strategy ),25 (Noise impact assessment), 28 (Desktop study), 29 (Intrusive Phase 2 site investigation report ) and 30 (Remediation strategy ) of Planning permission 21/00047/FUL dated 27th May 2022.
As published by the council, reference 24/00800/DOC
Application record
- Reference
- 24/00800/DOC
- Category
- Conditions
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 2 Jul 2024
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2024
- Ward
- SOUTH
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Luton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024.
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26/00675/LAWE Decided
Car Park 37 - 41 Cheapside Luton
Certificate of lawfulness of existing use - Existing building works/material operations undertaken for the purpose of implementing planning permission 21/00047/FUL at Car Park 37-41 Cheapside, Luton, LU1 2HN. The works include site enclosure/security fencing, discontinuance of the previous car park use, setting out/laying out of the site/building footprint, site access arrangements and drainage-related works. The certificate is sought to confirm that the approved development has been lawfully commenced and that planning permission 21/00047/FUL remains extant.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2024
Received by Luton
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 August 2024, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Luton took a median of 73 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 21/00047/FUL (PER - Application Permitted)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
64 documents on file for this application
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- Remediation strategy
- 142526 - ACOUSTIC REPORT
- 592425 REV A - ACOUSTIC REPORT
- DC42 - ACOUSTIC SURVEY AND NOISE MONITORING COMPLIANCE
- DC41 - Dust Cover Letter 2
- DC42 - Dust Assessment & Management report - Supplementary
- DC01 - CON 3 - Construction Environmental Method Statement
- DC07 - CON 25 - NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- DC38 - Con 3 - Method Statement
- DC39 - Con 3 - Dust Cover Letter
- DC40 - Con 3 - Dust Assessment
- DC36 - Con 3 - ASBESTOS SURVEY
- DC01 - CON 3 - CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL METHOD STATEMENT
- DC36 - CON 3 - ASBESTOS SURVEY
- DC01 - CON 3 - CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL METHOD STATEMENT
- DC38 - CON 3 - METHOD STATEMENT
- DC07 - CON 25 - NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- DC01 - CON 3 - CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL METHOD STATEMENT
- DC35 - CON 29, 30 - Response to consultation comments
- DC07 - CON 25 - NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- SWMP-01 - CON 21 - CHEAPSIDE_R.01_SUDS MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE
- LM20010-DR-C-XX--500_P2 - CON 21 - DETAILED DRAINAGE STRATEGY PLAN
- DC34 - CON 21 - HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS
- DC07 - CON 25 - NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- DC33 - Response to Environmental Protection Comments
- SWMP-01 - CON 21 - CHEAPSIDE_SUDS MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE
- LM20010-DR-C-XX--50 - CON 21 - DETAILED DRAINAGE STRATEGY PLAN
- DC33 - CON 21 - HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS
- ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
- Environmental Protection Air Quality comments
- APPLICATION FORM
- FEE CALCULATION
- DC01 - CON 3 - CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL METHOD PLAN
- DC05 - CON 21 - DRAINAGE STRATEGY AND SUDS ASSESSMENT
- DC06 - CON 24 - SCHEME FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
- DC07 - CON 25 - NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT
- DC02 - CON 9 - SAMPLES OF MATERIALS PART 1
- DC03 - CON 9 - SAMPLE OF MATERIALS PART 2
- DC08 - CON 28 - SOIL REPORT DESKTOP STUDY PART 1
- DC10 - CON 28 - SOIL REPORT DESKTOP STUDY - PART 2
- DC17 - CON 29 - PHASE II DESKTOP STUDY -PART 1
- DC19 - CON 29 - PHASE II DESKTOP STUDY - PART 2
- DC09 - CON 28 -SOIL REPORT DESKTOP STUDY - PART 1 (1)
- DC11 - CON 28 -SOIL REPORT DESKTOP STUDY - PART 2 (1)
- DC12 - CON 28 - SOIL REPORT DESKTOP STUDY - PART 3 (1)
- DC13 - CON 28 -SOIL REPORT DESKTOP STUDY - PART 4 (1)
- DC14 - CON 28 -SOIL REPORT DESKTOP STUDY - PART 5
- DC15 - CON 28 -SOIL REPORT DESKTOP STUDY - PART 6
- DC18 - CON 29 - PHASE II DESKTOP STUDY - PART 1 (1)
- DC20 - CON 29 - PHASE II DESKTOP STUDY - PART 2 (1)
- DC21 - CON 29 - PHASE II DESKTOP STUDY - PART 3 (1)
- DC22 - CON 29 - PHASE II DESKTOP STUDY - PART 4 (1)
- DC23 - CON 29 -PHASE II DESKTOP STUDY - PART 5
- DC24 - CON 29 -PHASE II DESKTOP STUDY - PART 6
- DC25 - COND 29 -PHASE II DESKTOP STUDY - PART 7
- DC26 - CON 30 - REMEDIATION STUDY PART 1 (1)
- DC27 - CON 30 - REMEDIATION STUDY PART 2
- DC28 - CON 30 - REMEDIATION STUDY PART 3 (2)
- DC29 - CON 30 - REMEDIATION STUDY PART 4
- DC30 - CON 30 - REMEDIATION STUDY PART 5
- DC31 - CON 30 - REMEDIATION STUDY PART 6
- DC32 - CON 30 - REMEDIATION STUDY PART 7
- DC04 - CON 20 - DESIGN OF THE RIVER LEA
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