Planning application
21 Swan Mead Luton LU4 0YP
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 use - Change of use of dwellinghouse to a home for three people providing care for special needs.
As published by the council, reference 24/00748/LAWP
Application record
- Reference
- 24/00748/LAWP
- Type
- Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- REF - Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 18 Jun 2024
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2024
- Decided
- 17 Sep 2024
- Ward
- LEWSEY
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU4 0YP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Luton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00357/DOC Granted
21 Swan Mead Luton LU4 0YP
Conversion and change of use of six bedroom dwellinghouse (C3) to a three bed children's home (C2). Discharge of condition 4 (Management Plan) of Planning Appeal APP/B0230/W/25/3367033 (25/00134/COU) dated 5th September 2025.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2024
Received by Luton
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31 Jul 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Sep 2024
Decision issued: Application Refused
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- Case Officer Report
- Decision Notice
- DC05 STATEMENT
- DC04 FLOOR PLAN STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- DC02 BLOCK PLAN
- DC01 SITE LOCATION PLAN
- DC03 DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT
- 01/01 FLOOR PLANS
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Open the documentsWhat 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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19 Swan Mead Luton LU4 0YP
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use - Change of use of dwellinghouse to a home for three people providing care for special needs.
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21 Swan Mead Luton LU4 0YP
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