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23 Downs Road Luton LU1 1QP

Refused Luton 24/00794/FUL Full Application

Works: Loft or dormer Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Change of use from a six bedroom dwellinghouse (Class C3) to an eight person House in Mulitple Occupation (HMO) (sui-generis) and two rear rooflights

As published by the council, reference 24/00794/FUL

Application record

Reference
24/00794/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
REF - Application Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
1 Jul 2024
Validated
25 Jul 2024
Decided
19 Sep 2024
Ward
SOUTH
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU1 1QP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jul 2024

    Received by Luton

  2. 25 Jul 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: 24/00794/REFUSE (appeal Allowed)

Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

  • LPA Comments on statement of Case - APPB0230W253361994 Council`s Case · 09 May 2025
  • LPA Appendix 1 Council`s Case · 09 May 2025
  • LPA Appendix 2 Council`s Case · 09 May 2025
  • LPA Appendix 3 Council`s Case · 09 May 2025
  • LPA Appendix 4 Council`s Case · 09 May 2025
  • LPA Appendix 5 Council`s Case · 09 May 2025
  • APPEAL FORM Appeal Form · 12 Mar 2025
  • APPEAL STATEMENT Appellant`s Case · 12 Mar 2025
  • APPEAL STATEMENT APPENDIX A Appellant`s Case · 12 Mar 2025
  • Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 19 Sep 2024
  • Decision Notice Decision Notice · 19 Sep 2024
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTS Comment - Consultee · 14 Aug 2024
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 25 Jul 2024
  • DC01 - FLOOD MAP Current Docs · 25 Jul 2024
  • DC02 - BIODIVERSITY CHECKLIST Current Docs · 25 Jul 2024
  • 2405 - DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Current Docs · 25 Jul 2024
  • 01A - SITE LOCATION, BLOCK & FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONS Current Docs · 25 Jul 2024

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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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