Planning application
Bute Street Shoppers Car Park Church Street Luton
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
- Type
- Discharge of Multiple Conditions
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Ward
- SOUTH
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Luton register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 3 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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24/01064/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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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 April 2026, 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 80 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Luton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Luton decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 72 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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