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46 Downs Road Luton LU1 1QR

Granted Luton 26/00182/LAWE Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)

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

  1. 18 Feb 2026

    Received by Luton

  2. 18 May 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 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 Decision Notice · 18 May 2026
  • Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 18 May 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTS Comment - Consultee · 11 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 18 Feb 2026
  • 1.0 00 - FLOOR PLANS Current Docs · 18 Feb 2026
  • 1.1 00 - ELEVATIONS Current Docs · 18 Feb 2026
  • 1.2 00 - LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Current Docs · 18 Feb 2026
  • DC02 - PLANNING STATEMENT Current Docs · 18 Feb 2026
  • DC01 - SUPPORTING EVIDENCE Current Docs · 18 Feb 2026

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What 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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