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26/00727/FUL - Full Application Approved
Utility infrastructureCommercial premises

Proposal

Installation of combined defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet to front external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jul 2026
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Validated
20 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 15

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF DC01 DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT Current Docs · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DC05 PLANNING STATEMENT Current Docs · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF PR.01.E1 -REV A - PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION 2. Current Docs - AMENDED · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DC03 SITE LOCATION PLAN Current Docs · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EX.01.E1 EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION Current Docs · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EX.01.E2 EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION Current Docs · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PR.01.E1 PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Current Docs · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PR.01.E2 PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION Current Docs · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 00.02 BLOCK PLAN Current Docs · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Comment - Consultee · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF DC04 ST JOHNS AMBULANCE DEFIBRILLATOR AND BLEED CABINET DETAILS Current Docs · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DC02 DUAL BLEEDKIT AND DEFIBRILLATOR Current Docs · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Town Centre Conservation Area 1 conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: George Street/Town Centre
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project 607 m away: London Luton Airport Expansion
The site is 607 m from the project boundary. Airport, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: M1 Junction 10a Grade Separation - Luton (decided, 1821 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: War Memorial, Grade II, 40 m away · 9 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 9 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Luton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Luton
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LU1 2AP
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
CENTRAL
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Kirsten Chapman

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 78% of commercial premises here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
110decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Luton in the last twelve months, from validation. Luton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
30 Jul 2026
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Comments by
24 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
5 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Display of 1 externally illuminated hanging sign, 4 internally illuminated signs (2 fasci…
23/01176/ADV
2019 Approved
Installation of 2 new air conditioning condenser units to the roof including any necessar…
19/00900/FUL
2019 Approved
Retrospective planning permission for the installation of a new shop front with repositio…
19/00050/FUL
2019 Approved
Display of 4 internally illuminated fascia signs, 2 heritage externally illuminated proje…
19/00051/ADV
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
20 - 22 Wellington Street Luton LU1 2QH
Conversion and change of Use from Beauty Salon (Class E) to Restaurant/Take Away (Sui gen…
25/01255/FUL
2025 Refused
18 Wellington Street Luton LU1 2QH
Change of use from estate agent to restaurant (class E) and installation of extraction ve…
25/01181/FUL
2025 Approved
Ground Floor Shop 14 Wellington Street Luton
Change of use of ground floor into a shisha bar (Use Class Sui generis) and erection of f…
25/00439/FUL
2025
2 George Street West Luton LU1 2BJ
Installation of replacement windows and the insertion of seven conservation rooflights in…
25/01330/FUL
2025 Approved
21 King Street Luton LU1 2DW
Conversion of existing roof space to create a new one bedroom flat and installation of Ve…
25/01051/FUL
2025 Refused
13-15 King Street Luton LU1 2DW
Construction of new mezzanine deck within existing retail units including two new toilets…
25/00983/FUL
2025 Refused
First Floor 15 Wellington Street Luton LU1 2QH
Subdivision of an existing 3 bed flat to create 2 x 1 bed flats including the erection of…
25/00748/FUL
2025 Refused
Rear Of 35 - 37 Wellington Street Luton LU1 2QH
Erection of a two storey building (to create two 2-storey 2-bedroom maisonettes) with und…
25/00830/FUL
2025 Refused
20 - 22 Wellington Street Luton LU1 2QH
Change of use from Beauty Salon (Class E) to Restaurant/Take Away (sui generis) & extract…
25/00944/FUL
2024 Approved
21 Wellington Street Luton LU1 2QH
Conversion of existing upper floor of the existing front building and demolishing existin…
24/01261/FUL
2024 Approved
Leeds House 68 - 72 George Street Luton
Display of a replacement halo illuminated fascia sign
24/01374/ADV
2024 Approved
49 & 51 George Street Luton LU1 2AQ
Display of 1 high level externally illuminated artwork/signage, 1 fascia sign and instlla…
24/01207/ADV
2023 Refused
Kings House George Street West Luton LU1 2BJ
Conversion and change of use of the first floor to the seventh floor of the building into…
23/01284/FUL
2024 Approved
Regency House 85 - 87 George Street Luton LU1 2AT
Change of Use of the current first-floor office (Suite 2) from Class E (office) use to Cl…
24/00586/FUL
2024 Approved
54 - 56 George Street Luton LU1 2AB
Display of 1 externally illuminated hanging sign and 1 externally non-illuminated fascia…
24/00265/ADV
2024 Refused
Rear Of 35 - 37 Wellington Street Luton LU1 2QH
Erection of a two storey building with undercroft access, parking,cycle and bin storage…
24/00114/FUL
2023 Refused
Pavement Outside 67 George Street Luton LU1 2AP
Installation of one new multifuncational communication Street Hub.
23/01184/FUL
2023 Refused
Pavement Outside 67 George Street Luton LU1 2AP
Display of a digital LCD display screen on a communications Street Hub unit.
23/01185/ADV
2022 Withdrawn
40 Wellington Street Luton LU1 2QH
Conversion and change of use from Retail Shop to Restaurant (Class E) with extractor and…
22/01599/FUL
2023 Approved
63 George Street Luton LU1 2AR
Works to Listed Building: Repair and maintenance works to the exterior of the building. (…
23/00279/LBC
2016 Approved
5 Upper George Street Luton Bedfordshire
Alterations to existing shopfront
16/00374/FUL
2016 Approved
5 Upper George Street Luton Bedfordshire LU2 1QX
Installation of one internally illuminated fascia sign and one internally illuminated han…
16/00322/ADV
2016 Approved
63 George Street Luton Bedfordshire LU1 2AR
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of fascia, projecting signs, hoardi…
16/00610/LBC
2016 Approved
63 George Street Luton Bedfordshire LU1 2AR
Display of 2 non-illuminated fascia, 2 non-illuminated projecting, 1 internally hoarding…
16/00608/ADV
2016 Approved
54 - 56 George Street Luton Bedfordshire LU1 2AB
Installation of one internally illuminated 46" tvs depicting various Santander Advertisem…
16/00047/ADV
Luton
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#229 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Luton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
76%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #281 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #245 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #187 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #171 of 296
35%
Minor dwellings approved
71 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
40%
Change of use approved
53 decided
741
Total decisions
179 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings