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51 Dale Road Luton LU1 1LJ

Granted Luton 23/00015/LAWE Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)

Works: New dwelling

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness of existing use - change of use to six self contained bedsit/flats.

As published by the council, reference 23/00015/LAWE

Application record

Reference
23/00015/LAWE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Status
PER - Application Permitted
Decision
Application Permitted
Received
6 Jan 2023
Validated
19 Jan 2023
Decided
18 Apr 2023
Ward
DALLOW
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU1 1LJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jan 2023

    Received by Luton

  2. 19 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

27 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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 lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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