Investment Opportunities

A planned development for a new 17 acre logistics park, built on a site of industrial heritage between Luton town centre and the M1. This site will include high-quality, purpose-built and sustainable spaces for warehouses, logistics and manufacturing with a range of units, including those suitable for SMEs in growing sectors.

This proposed development spans 395 acres across three linked sites around London Luton Airport: Bartlett Square, Green Horizons Park and the Airport Business Park. These sites will provide business space for sustainable research and finance, aerospace, engineering, advanced manufacturing and specialist support for airlines and airport operations.

The UK’s fifth largest airport, currently serving 18 million passengers per year and contributing £1.8bn of economic activity per year to the UK economy. With plans for sustainable growth into the 2040s, the airport has the potential to grow to 32 million passengers per year, resulting in a further £1.5bn of economic output.

The electrically powered Luton DART supports the sustainable growth of London Luton Airport, enabling faster and more convenient journeys from 60+ locations including from Central London to the airport terminal in as little as 32 minutes.

Luton’s Town Centre Masterplan will create a thriving town centre, with new opportunities for retail, homes and community space as well as improvements to the public realm, the opening up of the River Lea and increasing green space in the town centre.

A new and iconic home for Luton Town Football Club is taking shape in the heart of the town centre. Power Court will be a new 19,500 seater state-of-the-art football stadium bringing Premier League football as well as live music, new homes and a new retail and leisure offer to the town.

An award-winning mixed-use development of homes, offices, a hotel and shops close to Luton Airport Parkway station. An ideal location for young professionals and families living and working in Luton.

The UK’s best transport linked creative cluster in the heart of Luton town centre. A £10m refurbishment of three of Luton’s historic hat factories has created a range of unique and high-quality creative workspaces to support creative and digital businesses.

A planned new mixed-use development, providing an attractive new entrance to Luton town centre, The Stage will be a catalyst for further investment. Built on an existing brownfield site, The Stage will bring 372 new homes and a mix of high quality office, community and performance space to the town centre, close to the Hat District.

Attracting 18 million visitors per year and gross annual sales of around £200m, The Mall is at the heart of Luton’s shopping area, spanning one million square foot and providing an offer of more than 122 retailers and food outlets.

A long-term and ambitious project which to reopen the River Lea and create a new linear park in Luton town centre is in progress. The river Lea is Luton’s greatest natural heritage asset and instrumental to improving the public realm and attracting more visitors to the town centre.

Hat Gardens is the first in a series of new pocket parks to be created by the River Lea in the heart of the town centre. Opened in 2023, Hat Gardens sits between the Hat District and the Mall, featuring a steeped terrace, a live performance space and surrounding public art.