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5 Cromwell Road Luton LU3 1DP

Refused Luton 23/00832/FUL Full Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of a six person house in multiple occupation (HMO) class C4 to an eight person large HMO (Sui Generis).

As published by the council, reference 23/00832/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/00832/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
REF - Application Refused
Decision
Application Refused
Received
17 Jul 2023
Validated
5 Sep 2023
Decided
28 Nov 2024
Ward
BISCOT
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU3 1DP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Luton register

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

  • 26/00826/COU Awaiting decision

    5 Cromwell Road Luton LU3 1DP

    Change of use of a six person house in multiple occupation (HMO) class C4 to an eight person large HMO (Sui Generis).

    Submitted 5 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jul 2023

    Received by Luton

  2. 5 Sep 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

35 documents on file for this application

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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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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