Planning application
10 - 20 Castle Street Luton LU1 3AJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works on Tree: To remove dead Cypress tree to ground level
As published by the council, reference 26/00825/TPOS
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00825/TPOS
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- CENTRAL
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU1 3AJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Luton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00825/TRECA Decided
10 - 20 Castle Street Luton LU1 3AJ
Works on Tree: To remove dead Cypress tree to ground level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2026
Received by Luton
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10 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 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 73 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ground Control Ltd Agent, registered in Billericay
Active · incorporated 1984 · Billericay
530 applications on PlanIndex · across 156 councils · 97% granted
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See their track recordMetro Bank PLC Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2007 · London
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- DC02 - SITE PLAN
- Photo
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- DC01 - TREE SPECIFICATION STATEMENT
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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's median decision took 73 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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