Planning application
Bute Street Shoppers Car Park Church Street Luton
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed mixed use development, comprising of residential units, multi-purpose music and community space, food court, commercial space, retail space, cycle hub, associated soft and hard landscaping, public realm improvements, access, sub stations and other associated infrastructure. Discharge of condition 31 (Boreholes) of Planning permission 24/00157/FUL dated 26th June 2024.
As published by the council, reference 26/00167/DOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00167/DOC
- Category
- Conditions
- Status
- PER - Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- SOUTH
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Luton register
This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00081/DOC Granted
Bute Street Shoppers Car Park Church Street Luton
Proposed mixed use development, comprising of residential units, multi-purpose music and community space, food court, commercial space, retail space, cycle hub, associated soft and hard landscaping, public realm improvements, access, sub stations and other associated infrastructure. Discharge of conditions 36 (Noise insulation), 37 (External sound level emitted from plant) and 39 (Acoustic Design) of Planning permission 24/00157/FUL dated 26th June 2024.
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24/01415/AMEND Granted
Bute Street Shoppers Car Park Church Street Luton
Proposed mixed use development, comprising of residential units, multi-purpose music and community space, food court, commercial space, retail space, cycle hub, associated soft and hard landscaping, public realm improvements, access, sub stations and other associated infrastructure. Non-Material Amendment of planning permission 24/00157/FUL dated 26th April 2024. (Minor alterations to the layout, internal and external changes to the proposed buildings.)
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24/01064/DOC Granted
Bute Street Shoppers Car Park Church Street Luton
Proposed mixed use development, comprising of residential units, multi-purpose music and community space, food court, commercial space, retail space, cycle hub, associated soft and hard landscaping, public realm improvements, access, sub stations and other associated infrastructure. Discharge of condition 5 (Network Rail Construction Methodology) of Planning permission 24/00157/FUL dated 26th June 2024.
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24/00859/DOC Granted
Bute Street Shoppers Car Park Church Street Luton
Proposed mixed use development, comprising of residential units, multi-purpose music and community space, food court, commercial space, retail space, cycle hub, associated soft and hard landscaping, public realm improvements, access, sub stations and other associated infrastructure. Discharge of conditions 27 (Contamination remediation strategy) and 30 (Intrusive ground investigation, Remediation strategy, Risk assessment, Foundation works method statement) Planning permission 24/00157/FUL dated 26th June 2024.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Luton
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20 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 24/00157/FUL (PER - Application Permitted)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
- CASE OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- Environment Agency comments
- Environment Agency comments
- Additional Information
- Piling Monitoring Verification
- Environment Agency comments
- Updated information on boreholes
- Updated information on boreholes
- Updated information on boreholes
- Additional Information
- Additional Information
- Additional Information
- SUDS - LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM
- SS1046 WELL DECOMMISSIONING METHOD STATEMENT
- 22.11.017H MONITORING WELL LOCATION PLANS - FULL SITE LAYOUT
- 03080-CGL-ZZ-00-DR-A-00000 SITE-LOCATION PLAN
- 187723-02 MONITORING BOREHOLE LOCATIONS
- DC01 COVERING LETTER
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Luton granted permission on 2 September 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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