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The Albany 4 Cardiff Road Luton LU1 1PP

Granted Luton 24/01144/PAEDWE Prior - Class E to Resi

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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

Proposal

Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Change of use of business floor space and health service facilities (Class E) to 19 flats (1 two bed and 18 one bed) (Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 24/01144/PAEDWE

Application record

Reference
24/01144/PAEDWE
Type
Prior - Class E to Resi
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Prior Approval permitted
Received
4 Oct 2024
Validated
15 Oct 2024
Decided
9 Dec 2024
Ward
SOUTH
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU1 1PP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Luton register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00392/DOC Awaiting decision

    The Albany 4 Cardiff Road Luton LU1 1PP

    Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Change of use of business floor space and health service facilities (Class E) to 19 flats (1 two bed and 18 one bed) (Class C3). Discharge of conditions 3 (Acoustic Report), 4 (External sound level) and 8 (Management Plan) of Planning permission 24/01144/PAEDWE dated 9 December 2024.

    Submitted 16 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 24/00744/PAEDWE Refused

    The Albany 4 Cardiff Road Luton LU1 1PP

    Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Change of use of business floor space and health service facilities (Class E) to 19 flats (1 two bed and 18 one bed) (Class C3)

    Decided 10 Sep 2024

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Received by Luton

  2. 15 Oct 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval permitted

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/00392/DOC Awaiting decision

    The Albany 4 Cardiff Road Luton LU1 1PP

    Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Change of use of business floor space and health service facilities (Class E) to 19 flats (1 two bed and 18 one bed) (Class C3). Discharge of conditions 3 (Acoustic Report), 4 (External sound level) and 8 (Management Plan) of Planning permission 24/01144/PAEDWE dated 9 December 2024.

    Submitted 16 Apr 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

49 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Luton granted permission on 9 December 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.

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