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37 Waterslade Green Luton LU3 2ER

Refused Luton 24/00485/LAWP Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness of proposed development - Erection of a single and two storey rear extension

As published by the council, reference 24/00485/LAWP

Application record

Reference
24/00485/LAWP
Type
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
REF - Application Refused
Decision
Application Refused
Received
22 Apr 2024
Validated
29 Jul 2024
Decided
23 Sep 2024
Ward
LIMBURY
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU3 2ER

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Apr 2024

    Received by Luton

  2. 29 Jul 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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    21/00677/PARES Submitted 5 May 2021 50m away

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