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163 Barton Road Luton LU3 2BN

Refused Luton 23/00334/LAWE Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)

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 - Change of use from garage to ancillary accommodation

As published by the council, reference 23/00334/LAWE

Application record

Reference
23/00334/LAWE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Status
REF - Application Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
22 Mar 2023
Validated
22 Mar 2023
Decided
16 May 2023
Ward
ICKNIELD
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU3 2BN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Mar 2023

    Received by Luton

  2. 16 May 2023

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 20 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: 23/00334/REFUSE (appeal Dismissed)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

GC Planning Partnership Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bedford

Active · incorporated 2009 · Bedford

15 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 36% granted

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Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

  • Appeal Decision Appeal Decision · 31 Jan 2025
  • Costs Decision Appeal Decision · 31 Jan 2025
  • Appeal Form Appeal Form · 07 Jul 2023
  • Appellants Case Appellant`s Case · 07 Jul 2023
  • Appellants Case - Appendix GC-1 Appellant`s Case · 07 Jul 2023
  • Appellants Case - Appendix GC-2 Appellant`s Case · 07 Jul 2023
  • Appellants Case - Appendix GC-3 Appellant`s Case · 07 Jul 2023
  • Appellants Case - Appendix GC-4 Appellant`s Case · 07 Jul 2023
  • Appellants Case - Appendix GC-5 Appellant`s Case · 07 Jul 2023
  • Appellants Case - Appendix GC-6 Appellant`s Case · 07 Jul 2023
  • Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 17 May 2023
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 22 Mar 2023
  • DC01- SITE LOCATION PLAN Current Docs · 22 Mar 2023
  • DC03 - EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - 25022023 Current Docs · 22 Mar 2023
  • DC04 - OUT BUILDING - PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - 25022023 Current Docs · 22 Mar 2023
  • DC02 - PLANNING STATEMENT Current Docs · 22 Mar 2023
  • APPENDIX GC 1 - BUILDING CONTROL COMPLETION CERITIFICATE Current Docs · 22 Mar 2023
  • APPEAL DECISION APPENDIX GC 2 The BackGround Papers · 22 Mar 2023

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What this refusal means

Luton refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

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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