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42 Silecroft Road Luton LU2 0RN

Refused Luton 26/00300/LAWP Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)

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 small HMO for six people (Class C4)

As published by the council, reference 26/00300/LAWP

Application record

Reference
26/00300/LAWP
Type
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
REF - Application Refused
Decision
Application Refused
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Decided
15 May 2026
Ward
VAUXHALL
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU2 0RN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Mar 2026

    Received by Luton

  2. 15 May 2026

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 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 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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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