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50 Harcourt Street Luton LU1 3QL

Refused Luton 21/00986/LAWP Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed - Erection of a single storey rear extension with internal alterations.

As published by the council, reference 21/00986/LAWP

Application record

Reference
21/00986/LAWP
Type
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
REF - Application Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
9 Jul 2021
Validated
9 Jul 2021
Decided
3 Sep 2021
Ward
SOUTH
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU1 3QL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Luton register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/00254/FUL Refused

    50 Harcourt Street Luton LU1 3QL

    Change of use from a C4 dwellinghouse to a large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis) through provision of one extra bedroom.

    Decided 30 Apr 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jul 2021

    Received by Luton

  2. 3 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 30 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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What this refusal means

Luton refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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