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21/00780/PACOM

85 - 87 Wellington Street Luton LU1 5AF

Refused Luton Prior - Offices to Resi

Proposal

Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Part 3 Class O of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Change of use from office(s) (B1(a)) to (C3) residential. (Class O). 3 x 1 bedroom flats.

As published by the council, reference 21/00780/PACOM

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jun 2021

    Received by Luton

  2. 11 Jun 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What refusal means

The process from here

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.

About this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Luton is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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