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
- Application Refused
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- LEAGRAVE
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU4 9GL
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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat 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 lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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