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Rear Of 49-51 Cheapside Luton LU1 2HN

Refused Luton 26/00114/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Change of use from storage (Class B8) to retail shop (Class E). Retrospective

As published by the council, reference 26/00114/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00114/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
REF - Application Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Decided
14 May 2026
Ward
SOUTH
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU1 2HN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Received by Luton

  2. 27 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 May 2026

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

  • Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 14 May 2026
  • Decision Notice Decision Notice · 14 May 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTS Comment - Consultee · 16 Apr 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORM Application Form · 10 Mar 2026
  • DC02 SITE LOCATION PLAN Current Docs · 10 Mar 2026
  • P1 PRE-EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN - SITE LOCATION PLAN Current Docs · 10 Mar 2026
  • DC01 DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Current Docs · 10 Mar 2026
  • P2 EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - ELEVATIONS - BLOCK PLAN Current Docs · 10 Mar 2026

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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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