40 Brantwood Road Luton LU1 1JJ

1. 26 Jan 2023

   Received by Luton

2. 6 Feb 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

4. 19 Aug 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

• 42 Brantwood Road Luton LU1 1JJ

  21/00487/LAWE Submitted 9 Apr 2021 16m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing use - Retrospective planning permission for conversion and change of use from dwellinghouse to seven studio flats.

  Granted Lawful development New dwelling 10 docs
  Domestic

• 26 To 32 Brantwood Road Luton LU1 1JJ

  24/00426/FUL Submitted 4 Apr 2024 57m away

  Conversion and change of use from large HMO (Sui Generis) to temporary supported accommodation (Sui Generis); erection of two storey rear extensions, rear dormers, and two storey rear outbuilding, after demolition of rear outbuilding and front dormer, reinstatement of front gables to match adjoining buildings and associated site works and landscaping.

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 20 docs

• 24 Brantwood Road Luton LU1 1JJ

  21/00656/FUL Submitted 7 May 2021 60m away

  Enlargement of rear dormer window and front rooflight.

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 13 docs

• 20 Brantwood Road Luton

  23/00089/LAWE Submitted 26 Jan 2023 76m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Development - Change of use of existing dwellinghouse to 7 self-contained studio flats.

  Granted Lawful development New dwelling 10 docs
  Domestic

• 34 Lyndhurst Road Luton LU1 1LN

  24/01030/COU Submitted 2 Sep 2024 96m away

  Conversion and change of use of a three bedroom dwellinghouse to 2 flats (1 two bed and 1 one bed)

  Refused Full applications New dwelling 13 docs
  Several homes

• 37 Ashburnham Road Luton LU1 1JN

  26/00270/FULHH Submitted 18 Mar 2026 141m away

  82% historically approved · decision due ~14 Jul

  Erection of a single storey side/rear and first floor rear extensions and alterations to fenestration

  Decided Extension Windows or glazing
  Small domestic

• 26/00380/LAWP Granted

  22 Hawthorn Avenue Luton LU2 8AW

  Certificate of lawfulness of proposed development - Erection of an outbuilding

  13 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00491/LAWP Refused

  58 Walcot Avenue Luton LU2 0PR

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Construction of hard surface to provide double car parking bays.

  8 May 2026 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 Lawful development
• 26/00458/LAWP Granted

  200 Leagrave Road Luton LU3 1JD

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Erection of rear outbuilding to form a gym and games room.

  4 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00396/LAWP Granted

  60 Dawlish Road Luton LU4 9SD

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Conversion of existing garage to shower/utility room.

  17 Apr 2026 Lawful development