Planning application
26/00580/PAEDWE
15 New Bedford Road Luton LU1 1SA
Proposal
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Change of use from existing commercial business (Class E) to provide 12 new residential apartments (Class C3) on upper floors of building.
As published by the council, reference 26/00580/PAEDWE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by Luton
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17 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
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What happens while it is decided
The process from here
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About this record
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