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34 Russell Rise Luton LU1 5EX

Granted Luton 26/00485/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 use - Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a six person house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Class C4)

As published by the council, reference 26/00485/LAWP

Application record

Reference
26/00485/LAWP
Type
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
PER - Application Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Decided
2 Jul 2026
Ward
FARLEY
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU1 5EX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 May 2026

    Received by Luton

  2. 2 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Luton granted permission on 2 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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