21/00470/LAWE

1. 6 Apr 2021

   Received by Luton

2. 20 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Application Refused

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 22/01639/LAWP Granted

  36 Corncastle Road Luton LU1 5HB

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Erection of single storey rear extension after partly demolishing existing rear walls.

  22 Dec 2022 13m away Lawful development
• 26/00485/LAWP Granted

  34 Russell Rise Luton LU1 5EX

  Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use - Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a six person house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Class C4)

  7 May 2026 113m away Lawful development
• 21/00681/FUL Granted

  Hillborough Junior School Hillborough Road Luton LU1 5EZ

  Erection of single storey extensions within courtyard

  13 May 2021 118m away Full applications
• 26/00620/FULHH Awaiting decision

  11 Hunts Close Luton LU1 5JL

  Erection of single storey rear extension with two new staircases and railings (one from kitchen/dining room to rear extension level and the other from there to the rear garden)

  11 Jun 2026 177m away Full applications
• 24/00981/FULHH Granted

  62 Hillary Crescent Luton LU1 5JH

  Erection of a single storey front/side and rear extensions and erection of a rear dormer to facilitate a loft conversion and two rooflights and alterations to fenestration.

  19 Aug 2024 260m away Full applications
• 26/00299/FUL Granted

  1A Wilsden Avenue Luton LU1 5HL

  Change of use from office/workshop to 4 x one bed flats with first floor and two storey front/side extensions. Retrospective.

  26 Mar 2026 268m away Full applications

• 26/00476/LAWP Refused

  2 Lippitts Hill Luton LU2 7YN

  Erection of rear dormer window with three front rooflights to facilitate loft conversion with double-glazed windows on the rear dormer.

  6 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00810/LAWP Awaiting decision

  70 Flint Close Luton LU3 3LX

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Change of use of existing single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) for no more than six individuals ,as a residential dwelling on a 24-hour basis occupation.

  31 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00531/LAWP Granted

  53 Fairford Avenue Luton LU2 7ES

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Erection of rear outbuilding for use as Garden room and Shed

  19 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00659/LAWP Granted

  77 Brussels Way Luton LU3 3TH

  Certificate of lawfulness of proposed development - Installation of two rear rooflights.

  19 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00558/LAWP Granted

  51 Gayland Avenue Luton LU2 0RR

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Erection of single storey rear extension

  28 May 2026 Lawful development