Planning application
15 - 23 Manchester Street Luton LU1 2QB
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Conversion and change of use of upper floors to provide 16 Serviced Apartment units (Class C1) with new entrance lobby on ground floor, changes to front fenestration, erection of first floor rear extension to house a lift shaft. Refurbishment of existing dormer windows and erection of 3 new dormer windows to match existing over units 15, 17 and 17a, including an outside seating area for meal service under an open sided canopy with moveable perimeter planters to ground floor pavement area outside 15-23 Manchester Street.
As published by the council, reference 26/00257/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00257/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- REF - Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 18 Jun 2026
- Ward
- CENTRAL
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU1 2QB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Luton
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23 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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19 Aug 2026
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Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: 26/00257/REFUSE (appeal In Progress)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
47 documents on file for this application
- APPELLANT'S APPEAL FORM
- APPELLANT'S GROUNDS OF APPEAL
- APPENDIX A - TOWN CENTRE APPRAISAL...
- APPENDIX B - TOWN CENTRE DELIVERY PLAN..
- APPENDIX D a
- APPENDIX D b
- APPENDIX E - Luton-Town-centre-design-guide (2)..
- APPENDIX F - PHOTOS..
- Satement of Case - 15 - 23 Manchester Street - 2600257FUL - 6013016
- Appendix 5 case officer report for 2501005FUL
- Case Officer Report
- Decision Notice
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- ATK/26/AS 23/TP4A - BLOCK PLAN
- DC01 - DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- ATK/26/AS/MS/LP1 - SITE AND BLOCK PLAN
- ATK/26/AS/MS/BR14A - PROPOSED ROOF SURFACE AREAS WITH DORMERS
- ATK/26/AS/MS/TP5A - PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN
- ATK/26/AS/MS/STC1 - STREET SCENE PLAN
- ATK/26/AS/MS/TP6 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- ATK/23/AS/SK- PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATIONS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- DC07 - HERITAGE STATEMENT
- DC02 - JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT
- DC09 - TRANSPORT_STATEMENT
- DC08 - TRAVEL_PLAN
- ATK/23/AS/DET1 -CORNER DETAIL
- ATK/26/AS/MS/TP3 - SEATING AND ENTRANCE PLAN
- ATK/26/AS 23?TP4 - LOCATION PLAN
- ATK/26/AS/MS/TP1 - EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- ATK/26/AS/MS/BR2 - EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- ATK/20/AS/MS/BR3 - EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- ATK/20/AS/MS/BR4 - EXISTING THIRD FLOOR PLAN
- ATK/26/AS/MS/TP3 - PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- ATK/26/AS/MS/TP2 - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- ATK/26/AS/MS/TP4 - PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- ATK/20/AS/MS/BR13 - ROOM LAYOUT EXAMPLE
- ATK/26/AS/MS/TP7 - PROPOSED ELEVATION CANOPY REMOVED
- ATK/23/AS/SK - PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION WITH GABLE
- ATK/26/AS/MS/TP6 - EX- EXISTING ELEVATION
- ATK/23/AS/DET2 - PROPOPSED CANOPY ROOF PLAN
- ATK/23/AS/RS1 - PROPOSED SECTION THROUGH CANOPY
- DC03 - PLANNING STATEMENT - 11.03.26
- DC04 - PLANNING STATEMENT - APPENDIX A
- DC05 - PLANNING STATEMENT - APPENDIX B
- DC05 - PLANNING STATEMENT - APPENDIX C
- DC06 - PLANNING STATEMENT - APPENDIX D
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