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158B Chester Avenue Luton LU4 9SH

Refused Luton 24/00885/FUL Full Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Conversion and Change of use from Shop (former A1) to Restaurant E(b), erection of the mechanical extractor system to the rear and mitigation measures on the roof and associated internal alterations.

As published by the council, reference 24/00885/FUL

Application record

Reference
24/00885/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
REF - Application Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
25 Jul 2024
Validated
25 Jul 2024
Decided
19 Sep 2024
Ward
CHALLNEY
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU4 9SH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jul 2024

    Received by Luton

  2. 19 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: 24/00885/REFUSE (appeal Dismissed)

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

  • APPEAL DECISION Appeal Decision · 30 Jul 2025
  • CASE OFFICER REPORT Case Officer Report · 19 Sep 2024
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Comment - Consultee · 14 Aug 2024
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 25 Jul 2024
  • 230802-01-P0 - BLOCK PLAN Current Docs · 25 Jul 2024
  • 230802-00-P0 - SITE LOCATION PLAN Current Docs · 25 Jul 2024
  • R08-M1-P3 - GROUND FLOOR AND ROOF KITCHEN VENTILATION Current Docs · 25 Jul 2024
  • R01-M100-P - MECHNICAL SERVICES - KEY TO SYMBOLS Current Docs · 25 Jul 2024
  • DC02 - NOISE REPORT Current Docs · 25 Jul 2024
  • 230802-03-P5- EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLAN AND ELEVATION Current Docs · 25 Jul 2024
  • DC01 - DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Current Docs · 25 Jul 2024
  • COVER LETTER The BackGround Papers · 25 Jul 2024

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What this refusal means

Luton refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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