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96 Cowper Street Luton LU1 3SE

Granted Luton 26/00225/LAWP Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)

Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed works for to create a rear dormer window under Class B of the GPDO, and to insert two rooflights to be assessed against Class C, Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order and conversion under Class L to 6 Bed HMO (small HMO).

As published by the council, reference 26/00225/LAWP

Application record

Reference
26/00225/LAWP
Type
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
PER - Application Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Decided
12 May 2026
Ward
SOUTH
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU1 3SE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Received by Luton

  2. 1 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 May 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

  • Decision Notice Decision Notice · 12 May 2026
  • Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 12 May 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 01 Apr 2026
  • PL01 - SITE LOCATION PLAN Current Docs · 01 Apr 2026
  • PL03 - PLANNING STATEMENT Current Docs · 01 Apr 2026
  • 301 - PROPOSED LOFT FLOOR PLAN, REAR ELEVATION & SECTION AA Current Docs · 01 Apr 2026
  • 100 - EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Current Docs · 01 Apr 2026
  • 300 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS Current Docs · 01 Apr 2026
  • 400 - BLOCK PLANS Current Docs · 01 Apr 2026
  • PL02 - EXISTING ELEVATIONS Current Docs · 01 Apr 2026
  • 200 - PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Current Docs · 01 Apr 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Luton granted permission on 12 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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