22/01639/LAWP

1. 22 Dec 2022

   Received by Luton

2. 11 Jan 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

4. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 21/00470/LAWE Refused

  40 Corncastle Road Luton LU1 5HB

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing development - Erection of a decking to the rear of the dwellinghouse

  6 Apr 2021 13m away Lawful development
• 26/00485/LAWP Granted

  34 Russell Rise Luton LU1 5EX

  Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use - Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a six person house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Class C4)

  7 May 2026 112m away Lawful development
• 21/00681/FUL Granted

  Hillborough Junior School Hillborough Road Luton LU1 5EZ

  Erection of single storey extensions within courtyard

  13 May 2021 115m away Full applications
• 26/00620/FULHH Awaiting decision

  11 Hunts Close Luton LU1 5JL

  Erection of single storey rear extension with two new staircases and railings (one from kitchen/dining room to rear extension level and the other from there to the rear garden)

  11 Jun 2026 189m away Full applications
• 21/00804/LAWP Granted

  15 Russell Rise Luton LU1 5ES

  Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed development - Erection of rear dormer and three front rooflights to facilitate a loft conversion and change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to a 6 person House in Multiple Occupation -HMO (Class C4).

  9 Jun 2021 259m away Lawful development
• 26/00299/FUL Granted

  1A Wilsden Avenue Luton LU1 5HL

  Change of use from office/workshop to 4 x one bed flats with first floor and two storey front/side extensions. Retrospective.

  26 Mar 2026 259m away Full applications

• 26/00476/LAWP Refused

  2 Lippitts Hill Luton LU2 7YN

  Erection of rear dormer window with three front rooflights to facilitate loft conversion with double-glazed windows on the rear dormer.

  6 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00810/LAWP Awaiting decision

  70 Flint Close Luton LU3 3LX

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Change of use of existing single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) for no more than six individuals ,as a residential dwelling on a 24-hour basis occupation.

  31 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00531/LAWP Granted

  53 Fairford Avenue Luton LU2 7ES

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Erection of rear outbuilding for use as Garden room and Shed

  19 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00659/LAWP Granted

  77 Brussels Way Luton LU3 3TH

  Certificate of lawfulness of proposed development - Installation of two rear rooflights.

  19 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00558/LAWP Granted

  51 Gayland Avenue Luton LU2 0RR

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Erection of single storey rear extension

  28 May 2026 Lawful development