Planning application
Wentworth House, 83 High Street North, Dunstable, LU6 1JJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from commercial/business/service (Class E) to dwellinghouses (Class C3): Conversion of ground, first and second floors to create 7 self-contained residential units.
As published by the council, reference CB/26/00538/PAEC
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/00538/PAEC
- Type
- P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval - Approved Change Of Use
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Parish
- Dunstable
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated
- Postcode
- LU6 1JJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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18 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval - Approved Change Of Use
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 21 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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