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Bide A While River Works Land Along New Bedford Road Between Stockingstone Road And Fallowfield Luton LU3 2AA

Granted Luton 26/00330/LAWP Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works - Development by a statutory undertaker for the supply of water, consisting of works in, on or under a watercourse required for the improvement and maintenance of the River Lea, including restoration of natural chalk stream characteristics and enhancement of natural river processes.

As published by the council, reference 26/00330/LAWP

Application record

Reference
26/00330/LAWP
Type
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
PER - Application Permitted
Decision
Application Permitted
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Decided
22 May 2026
Ward
BARNFIELD
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU3 2AA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2026

    Received by Luton

  2. 22 May 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 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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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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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