Planning application
Unit 7 Imperial Court Laporte Way Luton LU4 8FE
Relates to 21/00358/FUL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Removal of existing temporary building and storage containers and the erection of two storey new buildings to provide offices (Class E) and Class B8 industrial units with ancillary retail/ trade counter and show room, car parking and associated works. Discharge of conditions 6 (Intrusive Site Investigation), 6 (Surface Water Drainage Plan), 11 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) and 21 (Surface and Drainage of car parking area) of Planning permission 21/00358/FUL dated 10 August 2022.
As published by the council, reference 26/01011/DOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01011/DOC
- Category
- Conditions
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- LU4 8FE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Luton register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00988/AMEND Granted
Unit 7 Imperial Court Laporte Way Luton LU4 8FE
Removal of existing temporary building and storage containers and the erection of two storey new buildings to provide offices (Class E) and Class B8 industrial units with ancillary retail/ trade counter and show room, car parking and associated works. Non Material amendment of planning permission No. 21/00358/FUL dated 20th August 2021. ( Reconfiguration of the internal layout to increase the B8 floorspace; Removal and relocation of units; roller shutters and doors; Removal of windows to reflect changes in the types of floorspace; Combining units C and D to create one larger unit; Adjustments to the staircase/lift.)
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23/00034/DOC Granted
Unit 7 Imperial Court Laporte Way Luton LU4 8FE
Removal of existing temporary building and storage containers and the erection of two storey new buildings to provide offices (Class E) and Class B8 industrial units with ancillary retail/ trade counter and show room, car parking and associated works. Discharge of Conditions no. 3 (Materials), 20 (Trees and Shrubs Safeguarding) and 22 (Construction and Environmental Method Statement) of planning permission 21/00358/FUL dated 20th August 2021.
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21/00358/FUL Granted
Unit 7 Imperial Court Laporte Way Luton LU4 8FE
Removal of existing temporary building and storage containers and the erection of two storey new buildings to provide offices (Class E) and Class B8 industrial units with ancillary retail/ trade counter and show room, car parking and associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2026
Received by Luton
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 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.
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21/00358/FUL Granted
Unit 7 Imperial Court Laporte Way Luton LU4 8FE
Removal of existing temporary building and storage containers and the erection of two storey new buildings to provide offices (Class E) and Class B8 industrial units with ancillary retail/ trade counter and show room, car parking and associated works.
What happens while it is decided
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 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Unit 7 Imperial Court Laporte Way Luton LU4 8FE
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