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51 Dale Road Luton LU1 1LJ

Awaiting decision Luton 26/00417/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Conversion of existing 6 person HMO to three one bed self contained flats, and a rear dormer with three front rooflights to facilitate a loft conversion, including associated internal alterations, provision of communal amenity space, bin store and cycle storage.

As published by the council, reference 26/00417/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00417/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
DALLOW
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU1 1LJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Luton register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00015/LAWE Granted

    51 Dale Road Luton LU1 1LJ

    Certificate of lawfulness of existing use - change of use to six self contained bedsit/flats.

    Decided 18 Apr 2023 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Apr 2026

    Received by Luton

  2. 7 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Luton took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Luton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Luton decided full applications in a median of 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • 33 Dale Road Luton LU1 1LJ

    26/00677/LAWP Submitted 24 Jun 2026 50 yards away

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  • 51 Dale Road Luton LU1 1LJ

    23/00015/LAWE Submitted 6 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawfulness of existing use - change of use to six self contained bedsit/flats.

    Granted Lawful development New dwelling 27 docs

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