Planning application
46 Downs Road Luton LU1 1QR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use - Continued use of property as a 7-person HMO, use Class Sui Generis.
As published by the council, reference 26/00182/LAWE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00182/LAWE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- PER - Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- SOUTH
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU1 1QR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Luton
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Case Officer Report
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 1.0 00 - FLOOR PLANS
- 1.1 00 - ELEVATIONS
- 1.2 00 - LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN
- DC02 - PLANNING STATEMENT
- DC01 - SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Luton granted permission on 18 May 2026, 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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