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50 Dunstable Road Luton LU1 1EF

Granted Luton 24/00942/LAWP Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use - Change of Use from Retail Shop Class E(a) to Restaurant Class E(b)

As published by the council, reference 24/00942/LAWP

Application record

Reference
24/00942/LAWP
Type
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
PER - Application Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
9 Aug 2024
Validated
21 Aug 2024
Decided
16 Oct 2024
Ward
BISCOT
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU1 1EF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Aug 2024

    Received by Luton

  2. 21 Aug 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

  • Decision Notice Decision Notice · 17 Oct 2024
  • Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 17 Oct 2024
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 21 Aug 2024
  • DC01 PLANNING STATEMENT Current Docs · 21 Aug 2024
  • 50DR-PL24-001 - EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONS - SITE LOCATION A Current Docs · 21 Aug 2024

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What this grant of permission means

Luton granted permission on 16 October 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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