Planning application
Unit 5 New Town Road Luton LU1 3EA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from car repair workshop to MOT stations for cars (Sui Generis).
As published by the council, reference 26/00146/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00146/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- PER - Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2026
- Ward
- SOUTH
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU1 3EA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Luton
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27 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Case Officer Report
- 5NWTN/02A PROPOSED FLO0R PLAN
- 5NWTN/03A SITE LOCATION & BLOCK PLAN
- 5NWTN/01A EXISTING FLO0R PLAN
- 5NWTN/02A PROPOSED FLO0R PLAN
- PROPOSAL
- APPLICATIONFORM
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- FEECALCULATION
- ATTACHMENTSUMMARY
- AMENDMENTSUMMARY
- UNIT-5 NEW TOWN RD-OS
- DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT
- UNIT-5 NEW TOWN RD-PLAN
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM
- 5NWTN/03 SITE LOCATION & BLOCK PLAN
- 5NWTN/01 EXISTING & PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- DC01 DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT
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Luton granted permission on 9 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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