Planning application
12 Albion Street, Dunstable, LU6 1SA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from offices (use class E) to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for up to 4 persons (use class C4)
As published by the council, reference CB/26/01428/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/01428/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Parish
- Dunstable
- Postcode
- LU6 1SA
Comment by 25 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Central Bedfordshire through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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14 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Central Bedfordshire took a median of 71 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Central Bedfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Central Bedfordshire decided full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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