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72 Compton Avenue Luton LU4 9AZ

Refused Luton 22/01601/LAWP Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Conversion from dwelling house (Classs C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) for six people. (Conversion includes 4 self contained units, and 1 bedsit).

As published by the council, reference 22/01601/LAWP

Application record

Reference
22/01601/LAWP
Type
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
REF - Application Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
13 Dec 2022
Validated
9 Jan 2023
Decided
23 Feb 2023
Ward
LEAGRAVE
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU4 9AZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Dec 2022

    Received by Luton

  2. 9 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

  • Decision Notice Decision Notice · 23 Feb 2023
  • Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 23 Feb 2023
  • PUBLIC HEALTH Comment - Consultee · 26 Jan 2023
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTS Comment - Consultee · 17 Jan 2023
  • 1477.04 - EXISTING ELEVATION PLAN Current Docs · 12 Jan 2023
  • 1477.05 - PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Current Docs · 12 Jan 2023
  • 1477.02 - EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Current Docs · 12 Jan 2023
  • 1477.03 - EXISTING ROOF PLAN Current Docs · 12 Jan 2023
  • 1477.01 - SITE AND BLOCK PLAN Current Docs · 12 Jan 2023
  • 1477.06 - PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Current Docs · 12 Jan 2023
  • 1477.07 - PROPOSED ELEVATION PLAN Current Docs · 12 Jan 2023
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 13 Dec 2022
  • SITE AND BLOCK PLAN Current Docs · 13 Dec 2022

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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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