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22/00726/PACOM

29 Albion Road Luton LU2 0DS

Granted Luton Prior - Offices to Resi

Proposal

Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Change of use from retail (Class E) to (C3) residential. (Class MA)- second floor of Building 01 to a self contained studio flat, Building 02 to 1 two bed and 1 one bed and Building 03 to 2 x two bed flats.

As published by the council, reference 22/00726/PACOM

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 May 2022

    Received by Luton

  2. 13 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval permitted

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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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