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
- 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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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
37 documents on file for this application
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The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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