23 Manchester Street Luton LU1 2QB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor shop (Class E) to Sui Generis takeaway together with replacement shop front from aluminium to painted timber. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 28 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 17
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 2
Site constraints 6
Show all 3 with distances
- 56 mLuton Town HallGrade II
- 76 mWar MemorialGrade II
- 132 m7, New Bedford RoadGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £405,000 in August 2017. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Luton
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- LU1 2QB
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- SOUTH
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 May 2026
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 7 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009647 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 74 days from validation, 18 days slower than Luton's median of 56 for changes of use. 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
- 17 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 23 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 7 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 18 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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