Planning application
49 Luton High Street Luton Chatham Medway ME5 7LP
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor retail shop (Class E) to public worship or religious instruction (Class F1 (f))
As published by the council, reference MC/26/0772
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/0772
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 23 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 18 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Luton
- Postcode
- ME5 7LP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Apr 2026
Received by Medway
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18 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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7 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Sanaa Designs Agent, a design practice registered in London
Dissolved · incorporated 2020 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- CASE OFFICER REPORT
- FULL REFUSAL
- SITE NOTICES
- REDACTED
- LOCATIONPLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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