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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
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

Documents

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

17 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 full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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