4 Union Street Luton LU1 3AN

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/00286/DOC Granted

  4 Union Street Luton LU1 3AN

  Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments with new access onto Holly Street, car parking, amenity areas and associated works after demolition of existing offices and cash and carry warehouse. Discharge of conditions 16 (Verification report), 18 (Travel plan), 21 (Electric vehicle charge point), 22 (Management plan), 25 (Refuse and recycling) & 28 (Postage reception) of Planning Permission 24/00071/FUL dated 30th October 2024.

  Decided 21 May 2026 Conditions
• 24/00071/FUL Granted

  4 Union Street Luton LU1 3AN

  Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments with new access onto Holly Street, car parking, amenity areas and associated works after demolition of existing offices and cash and carry warehouse.

  Decided 30 Oct 2024 Full applications

1. 6 Jul 2026

   Received by Luton

2. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 31 August 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 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

• 24/00071/FUL Granted

  4 Union Street Luton LU1 3AN

  Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments with new access onto Holly Street, car parking, amenity areas and associated works after demolition of existing offices and cash and carry warehouse.

  Decided 30 Oct 2024 Full applications

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.

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• 4 Union Street Luton LU1 3AN

  26/00286/DOC Submitted 23 Mar 2026 0.1 miles away

  Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments with new access onto Holly Street, car parking, amenity areas and associated works after demolition of existing offices and cash and carry warehouse. Discharge of conditions 16 (Verification report), 18 (Travel plan), 21 (Electric vehicle charge point), 22 (Management plan), 25 (Refuse and recycling) & 28 (Postage reception) of Planning Permission 24/00071/FUL dated 30th October 2024.

  Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 14 docs
  Major scheme

• 4 Union Street Luton LU1 3AN

  24/00071/FUL Submitted 17 Jan 2024 0.1 miles away

  Redevelopment to provide 45 apartments in two blocks comprising 36 two-bedroom and 9 one-bedroom apartments with new access onto Holly Street, car parking, amenity areas and associated works after demolition of existing offices and cash and carry warehouse.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Demolition 66 docs
  Major scheme

• Skyline Place Oxford Road Luton

  24/00882/LAWP Submitted 24 Jul 2024 0.1 miles away

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Remedial cladding works to enhance the fire performance of the existing cladding

  Granted Lawful development 21 docs

• 1 Union Street Luton LU1 3AN

  22/01540/PACOM Submitted 28 Nov 2022 0.1 miles away

  Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Change of use of building from office (Class E) to 3 two bed and 5 one bed flats (Class C3)

  Granted New dwelling 10 docs

• 37 - 39 Castle Street Luton LU1 3AZ

  23/00233/DOC Submitted 1 Mar 2023 0.1 miles away

  Erection of a 4, 9 and 11 storey building comprising 67 flats with associated car parking, cycle and refuse store, landscaping and access after demolition of existing building. - Discharge of Condition Nos. 4 (Boundary Treatment), No. 6 (Surface Water Drainage) No. 9 (Surfacing and Drainage) and No. 11 (Remediation Strategy) of Planning Permission No. 18/01294/FUL dated 1st April 2019.

  Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 11 docs
  Major scheme

• Hatbox 29 - 31 Castle Street Luton LU1 3AG

  24/00865/COU Submitted 19 Jul 2024 0.1 miles away

  Change of use from Sui Generis Student accommodation to Sui Generis Hostel.

  Refused Full applications 17 docs

• 26/00949/DOC Awaiting decision

  2-4 Seymour Avenue Luton LU1 3NR

  Demolition of existing dwelling No. 4 Seymour Avenue and existing garage block to the west of the site and the erection of two and half storey building to provide 3 flats (2 x 2 bed and 1 x1 bed) with associated amenity space and surface parking area. Discharge of condition 14 (Noise Assessment & Acoustic Detail Report) of Planning permission 25/00548/FUL dated 21 November 2025.

  Received 11 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/00945/DOC Awaiting decision

  122 Ashcroft Road Luton LU2 9AX

  Erection of two x 4 bedroom dwellinghouses. Discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Method Statement), 5 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and 6 (Materials) of Planning permission 26/00303/FUL dated 13 August 2026.

  Received 10 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/00336/DOC Granted

  18A Leagrave Road Luton LU4 8HZ

  Erection of a retail store (Class E) with associated parking and access, following the demolition of the existing clubhouse and no's 18 and 18a Leagrave Road. Discharge of conditions 4 (i), (ii) and (iii) (Phase 2 site investigation, risk assessment and remediation strategy) and 6 (Noise Assessment) of Planning Permission 25/01132/FUL dated 11th February 2026.

  Received 2 Apr, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 26/00923/DOC Awaiting decision

  15 New Bedford Road Luton LU1 1SA

  Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Change of use from existing commercial business (Class E) to provide 12 new residential apartments (Class C3) on upper floors of building. Discharge of conditions 4 (Construction Environment Management Plan), and 5 (Acoustic Design) of Planning permission 26/00580/PAEDWE dated 11 August 2026.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/00726/DOC Granted

  2A Tudor Road Luton LU3 1RN

  Erection of a single storey building for light industrial use (Retrospective). Discharge of condition 4 (Operation and Management Plan) of Planning permission 25/01362/FUL dated 6 March 2026.

  Received 8 Jul, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Conditions