Planning application
72 Chapel Street Luton LU1 5DA
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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). 15 x 1 and 2 bedroom flats.
As published by the council, reference 21/00912/PACOM
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00912/PACOM
- Type
- Prior - Offices to Resi
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval permitted
- Received
- 23 Jun 2021
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2021
- Decided
- 26 Aug 2021
- Ward
- SOUTH
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU1 5DA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2021
Received by Luton
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26 Aug 2021
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
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Luton granted permission on 26 August 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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