Planning application
Wesley House 19 Chapel Street Luton LU1 2EG
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use - Use of the building to provide 134 flats, (62 x 1 bedroom and 72 x 2 bedrooms)
As published by the council, reference 24/00931/LAWE
Application record
- Reference
- 24/00931/LAWE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- PER - Application Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 6 Aug 2024
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2024
- Decided
- 1 Oct 2024
- Ward
- SOUTH
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU1 2EG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2024
Received by Luton
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1 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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.
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