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Wentworth House, 83 High Street North, Dunstable, LU6 1JJ

Granted Central Bedfordshire CB/26/00538/PAEC P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Dwellinghouse

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

  1. 17 Feb 2026

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 18 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 May 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval - Approved Change Of Use

  4. 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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What this grant of permission means

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

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Central Bedfordshire's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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