15 - 23 Manchester Street Luton LU1 2QB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion and change of use of upper floors to provide 16 Serviced Apartment units (Class C1) with new entrance lobby on ground floor, changes to front fenestration, erection of first floor rear extension to house a lift shaft. Refurbishment of existing dormer windows and erection of 3 new dormer windows to match existing over units 15, 17 and 17a, including an outside seating area for meal service under an open sided canopy with moveable perimeter planters to ground floor pavement area outside 15-23 Manchester Street. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 18 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 37
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 21
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 4
Licence at this address
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Site constraints 6
Show all 3 with distances
- 52 mLuton Town HallGrade II
- 72 mWar MemorialGrade II
- 136 m7, New Bedford RoadGrade II
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How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 39% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Luton in the last twelve months, from validation. Luton decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 27 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 27 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 21 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 29 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Luton ranks #187 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).
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