Planning application
Covent Garden Close, Waste Transfer Station 1 Covent Garden Close Luton LU4 8QB
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion and extension of existing building to form waste recycling station with associated offices, vehicle parking and maintenance area and waste storage areas - Variation of Condition 16 of Planning Permission No. L/21547/0 dated 3rd September 1996 (to receive and process household waste during emergency situation when SUEZ's Kingsway Waste Transfer is non-operational).
As published by the council, reference 24/01354/VARCON
Application record
- Reference
- 24/01354/VARCON
- Type
- Variation of Conditions
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 29 Nov 2024
- Ward
- SAINTS
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU4 8QB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Nov 2024
Received by Luton
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 January 2025, 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM
- DC02 - SITE LOCATION PLAN
- DC01 - PLANNING STATEMENT WITH DECISION NOTICE
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About amendment applications
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