Planning application
324 Dunstable Road Luton LU4 8JP
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Request for Prior Approval Class M of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Change of use of a building from retail (Class A1) to Dwellinghouses (Class C3). 5X Studio flats.
As published by the council, reference 21/00483/PARTR
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00483/PARTR
- Type
- Prior - Class E/bett off/loans to Resi
- Status
- PER - Application Permitted
- Decision
- Prior Approval permitted
- Received
- 1 Apr 2021
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2021
- Decided
- 27 May 2021
- Ward
- BISCOT
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU4 8JP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2021
Received by Luton
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27 May 2021
Decision issued: Prior Approval permitted
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19 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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