Planning application
3 Church Street Luton LU1 3JE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from restaurant with ancillary offices and stores (Class E(b)) to mixed-use drinking establishment with food, music and events (Sui Generis) on the ground floor and part first floor, including outdoor bar within existing seating area, commercial offices on part first floor (Class E(g)(i)), and installation of open timber canopy and security gates (retrospective). Discharge of conditions 7 (Noise Management Plan) and 8 (Management Plan) of Planning permission 25/01219/FUL dated 23rd December 2025.
As published by the council, reference 26/00260/DOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00260/DOC
- Type
- Discharge of Multiple Conditions
- Status
- PER - Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- SOUTH
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU1 3JE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Luton
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 25/01219/FUL (PER - Application Permitted)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Case Officer Report
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM
- DC01 PLANNING CONDITION DISCHARGE SUBMISSION
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Luton granted permission on 8 May 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.
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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