Planning application
Machins Solicitors Victoria Street Luton LU1 2BS
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Request for determination as to whether prior approval is required under Part 3 Class O of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) - Change of use from office(s) (ClassB1(a)) to dwellings (Class C3) - 16 x flats (11 x one-bedroom & five x two-bedroom).
As published by the council, reference 19/01497/COM
Application record
- Reference
- 19/01497/COM
- Type
- Prior approval (Commercial)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval permitted
- Received
- 19 Nov 2019
- Validated
- 20 Nov 2019
- Decided
- 30 Dec 2019
- Ward
- SOUTH
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU1 2BS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2019
Received by Luton
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20 Nov 2019
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Dec 2019
Decision issued: Prior Approval permitted
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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