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222 Park Street Luton LU1 3HB

Refused Luton 26/00205/COU Change of Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use residential dwelling (Class C3) to residential care home (Class C2)

As published by the council, reference 26/00205/COU

Application record

Reference
26/00205/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
REF - Application Refused
Decision
Application Refused
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Decided
21 May 2026
Ward
SOUTH
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU1 3HB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Received by Luton

  2. 27 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 May 2026

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

23 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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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