Planning application
1 Whitehill Avenue Luton LU1 3SP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion and change of use from dwellinghouse ( Class C3a ) to residential care home for 4 children aged 8-17 with 24 hour staffing (Class C2)
As published by the council, reference 26/00183/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00183/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- PER - Application Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- FARLEY
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU1 3SP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Luton
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26 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 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
13 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 full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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