Planning application
72-76 Union Street, Dunstable, LU6 1EY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval for Change of use from Commercial Business and Service (Class E) to dwellinghouses (Class C3): Conversion of existing offices into three dwellinghouses
As published by the council, reference CB/26/00611/PAEC
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/00611/PAEC
- Type
- P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Req'd - Change of Use
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 28 Apr 2026
- Parish
- Dunstable
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated
- Postcode
- LU6 1EY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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6 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Req'd - Change of Use
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 28 April 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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