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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
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
6 Jan 2023
Validated
19 Jan 2023
Decided
18 Apr 2023
Ward
DALLOW
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU1 1LJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Luton register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00417/FUL Awaiting decision

    51 Dale Road Luton LU1 1LJ

    Conversion of existing 6 person HMO to three one bed self contained flats, and a rear dormer with three front rooflights to facilitate a loft conversion, including associated internal alterations, provision of communal amenity space, bin store and cycle storage.

    Submitted 22 Apr 2026 Full applications

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

  • Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 18 Apr 2023
  • Decision Notice Decision Notice · 18 Apr 2023
  • DC02 - SITE PLAN Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC51 - FLAT 6 - ANKUSH MYDEPOSITS (PAST TENANT) Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC52 - FLAT 6 - JANI MYDEPOSITS (PAST TENANT) Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC53 - FLAT 6 - MARCIN MYDEPOSITS (PAST TENANT) Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC54 - FLAT 6 - VINCENT MYDEPOSITS (PAST TENANT) Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC55 - FLAT 6 - YASSINE MYDEPOSITS (PAST TENANT) Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC29 - FLAT 2 - EPC - 2016-2026 Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC35 - FLAT 3 - EPC - 2016-2026 Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC39 - FLAT 4 - EPC - 2016-2026 Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC44 - FLAT 5 - EPC - 2016-2026 Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC56 - FLAT 6 - EPC - 2016-2026 Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC06 - FLAT 1,2,3 - EICR - 2016-2021 Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC08 - COMPLETE PROPERTY - EICR - 2016-2021 Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC09 - COMPLETE PROPERTY - EICR - 2021-2026 Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC11 - EMERGENCY LIGHT INSTALLATION - EICR - 2016-2021 Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC10 - FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION - EICR - 2016-2021 Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC07 - FLAT 4_5_6 - EICR - 2016-2021 Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC05 - FLAT 1,2,3,4,5,6 - EICR - 2021-2026 Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC04 - INTRODUCTION STATEMENT Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC49 - FLAT 6 - VINCENT AST (PAST TENANT) Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC50 - FLAT 6 - YASSINE AST (PAST TENANT) Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC12 - CASH - RENT PAYMENTS - EXPLANATION Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC01 - SITE LOCATION PLAN Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023
  • DC03 - FLOOR PLANS Current Docs · 19 Jan 2023

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What this grant of permission means

Luton granted permission on 18 April 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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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