Planning application
61 Morgan Close Luton LU4 9GL
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Conversion and change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's care home (Class C2) for up to 2 children with carer accommodation
As published by the council, reference 26/00276/LAWP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00276/LAWP
- Type
- Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- REF - Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- LEAGRAVE
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU4 9GL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Luton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00856/FUL Decided
61 Morgan Close Luton LU4 9GL
Conversion and Change of use of dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a children's home (Class C2) for up to two children aged 8 to 17 years.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Luton
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14 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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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
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- DC02 - LOCATION PLAN
- A101 - EXISTING FLOOR PLAN
- A102 - PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- A105 - SITE AND BLOCK PLAN
- DC03 - PLANNING STATEMENT
- DC01 - APPENDIX C2 CLUSTERING MAP MORGAN_CLOSE (1) (1)
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Luton refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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