Planning application
38 Barton Road Luton LU3 2BB
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Conversion and change of use from Class C3 dwellinghouse to Class C2 residential institution (children's residential care home) for up to 8 children aged 8 to 17, with 24-hour staffing.
As published by the council, reference 26/00529/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00529/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- REF - Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- BARNFIELD
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU3 2BB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by Luton
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25 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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20 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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