Planning application
130 Leagrave Road Luton LU4 8HX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use - Conversion and change of use of part of commercial area to 1 two bedroom residential flat to the rear of 130 Leagrave Road
As published by the council, reference 23/00112/LAWE
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00112/LAWE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- REF - Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 31 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 31 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 28 Mar 2023
- Ward
- BISCOT
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU4 8HX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jan 2023
Received by Luton
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28 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Application Refused
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28 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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