10 - 20 Castle Street Luton LU1 3AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00825/TRECA - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works on Tree: To remove dead Cypress tree to ground level Data via plota.co.uk

Track application Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes. Alerts nearby Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.
View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
5 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
10 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Oct 2026 and 11 Nov 2026, from Luton's recent tree works.

Comments are open until 12 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DC01 - TREE SPECIFICATION STATEMENT Current Docs · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF DC02 - SITE PLAN Current Docs · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Photo Photo · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Air quality management area: Luton AQMA No.3
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project 486 m away: London Luton Airport Expansion
The site is 486 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, 1560 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 ↗
13 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 2-8, Castle Street, Grade II, 61 m away · 13 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 13 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,525,000 in September 2015. Other property, freehold.

18 September 2015£2,525,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area492 m² (5,296 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 24)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingUnconditioned

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Luton - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Nearby new applications

3 Sept 2026Pending

15 New Bedford Road Luton LU1 1SA

Erection of two additional floors to create eight flats (6 x two bed & 2 x one b...

26/00930/FUL
22 Sept 2026Pending

Former Honda Site Cumberland Street Luton LU1 3BW

Development of land for residential purposes - Erection of a 12 storey building ...

26/00982/REM
27 Aug 2026Pending

California Inn 82 - 84 Chapel Street Luton LU1 5DD

Erection of a two storey front and three and four storey side/rear extensions to...

26/00903/FUL
31 Aug 2026Pending

43 - 51 Adelaide Street Luton LU1 5BD

Erection of a four storey building and additonal two storeys on existing 43 and ...

26/00914/FUL
28 Jul 2026Pending

34 Russell Rise Luton LU1 5EX

Erection of two storey side extension including an extension to rear dormer and ...

26/00805/FUL
11 Sept 2026Pending

Chapel Street Student Halls 21 Chapel Street Luton LU1 2SE

Installation of cladding and external facade system remediation works together w...

26/00947/FUL

Important details

Council
Luton
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
LU1 3AJ
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
CENTRAL
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ground Control Ltd
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 29 of the 56-day target. Luton usually decides tree works by day 55.

Day 2927 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
13decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Comments by
12 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Removal of Protected dead tree - under Regulation 14 of The Town and Country Planning (Tr…
25/01298/TREREM
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
12 - 14 Windsor Street Luton LU1 5DT
Erection of 2 storey buildings to provide 9 flats (5x three bed and 4 two bed ) with asso…
25/00088/DOC
2022 Approved
12 - 14 Windsor Street Luton LU1 5DT
Erection of 2 storey buildings to provide 9 flats (5x three bed and 4 two bed ) with asso…
22/01016/FUL
2020 Refused
12 - 14 Windsor Street Luton LU1 3UB
Erection of 16 flats comprising of (5 three-bedroom, 2 four-bedroom, 2 five-bedroom HMO a…
20/00193/FUL
2019 Approved
87 - 89 Chapel Street Luton LU1 5DD
Alterations to the existing single storey rear extension and front elevation and change o…
19/01643/FUL
2019 Approved
15 Kelvin Close Luton LU1 3EQ
.Erection of three and half storey building comprising 4 x 2-bedroom apartments after dem…
19/01644/FUL
2018 Approved
12 - 14 Windsor Street Luton LU1 3UB
Retrospective application for a change of use from a public house to a 12 resident House…
18/01832/FUL
2018 Refused
87 - 89 Chapel Street Luton LU1 5DD
Erection of first floor rear extension, alterations to the existing single storey rear ex…
18/01621/FUL
2018 Withdrawn
12 - 14 Windsor Street Luton LU1 3UB
Retrospective planning permission for the change of use of ground floor from former publi…
18/01107/COU
2016 Approved
89A Castle Street Luton Bedfordshire LU1 3AJ
Request for Prior Approval - Change of use from office(s) (B1A) to a dwellinghouse (C3).
16/00388/COM
2016 Approved
89 Castle Street Luton Bedfordshire LU1 3AJ
Change of Use of ground floor from Public House to Community Centre and conversion of exi…
16/00241/FUL
Luton
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#229 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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 and leaseholders: 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.