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Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Conversion and change of use of upper floors of the building to 39 bedroom hotel (C1) with new entrance lobby at ground floor together with changes to the front fenestration and erection of first floor rear extension to insert an enclosed lift shaft and front dormers over No 15 - Commencement of works on application no. 18/00897/FUL.

15 - 23 Manchester Street Luton LU1 2QB

REF - Application RefusedReference: 25/00669/LAWPLuton Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
REF - Application Refused
Application type
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)
Received
12 Jun 2025
Validated
22 Jul 2025
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
Luton Borough Council

Application overview

Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Conversion and change of use of upper floors of the building to 39 bedroom hotel (C1) with new entrance lobby at ground floor together with changes to the front fenestration and erection of first floor rear extension to insert an enclosed lift shaft and front dormers over No 15 - Commencement of works on application no. 18/00897/FUL.

Proposal details

Reference
25/00669/LAWP
Ward
SOUTH
Agent
Mr Keith Atkinson

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Application location

15 - 23 Manchester Street Luton LU1 2QB

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Documents 17 of 17

DocumentPublishedAction
Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report · PDF15 Sept 2025View
Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF15 Sept 2025View
APPLICATION FORMCurrent Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
LOCATION PLAN AND BLOCK PLANCurrent Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
PLANNING STATEMENTCurrent Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
FIRST FLOOR PLAN EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
SECOND FLOOR PLAN EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
FIRST FLOOR PLAN PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
SECOND FLOOR PLAN PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
ELEVATION FRONT EXISTING (STREET)Current Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
ELEVATION REAR EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
SIDE AND REAR ELEVATIONS PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
GROUND FLOOR PLAN EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
THRID FLOOR PLAN EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
FRONT ELEVATION PROPOSED (STREET)Current Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
THIRD FLOOR PLANS PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View
GROUND FLOOR PLAN PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF22 Jul 2025View

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Decision & conditions

Application Refused
Decision Notice
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