Planning application
44 London Road Luton LU1 3UQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness of existing use - Conversion and change of use from a dwellinghouse to a nine person house of multiple occupation (HMO) (Class Sui - generis)
As published by the council, reference 26/00622/LAWE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00622/LAWE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- PER - Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- SOUTH
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU1 3UQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
11 Jun 2026
Received by Luton
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29 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
74 documents on file for this application
- Case Officer Report
- Decision Notice
- APPLICATION FORM
- PL03 - 12/00450/FUL APPROVED DRAWINGS
- PL05 - BUILDING REGULATION APPROVAL - FIRE OFFICER
- PL07 - JHAI- BUILDING REGS FINAL CERTIFICATE
- PL04 - 12/00450/FUL PLANNING PERMISSION
- PL54 - ROOM 4 CHECK-IN REPORT RM4 44LONDONROAD
- PL20 - ROOM 1 CHECK-IN REPORT - 2015 RM1 44LONDONROAD
- PL21 - ROOM 1 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM1 44LONDONROAD - 16.02.16
- PL29 - ROOM 2 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM2 44LONDONROAD - 29.07.15
- PL30 - ROOM 2 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM2 44LONDONROAD - 29.07.15(1)
- PL31 - ROOM 2 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM2 44LONDONROAD - 29.09.16
- PL32 - ROOM 2 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM2 44LONDONROAD - 30.06.15
- PL38 - ROOM 3 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM3 44LONDONROAD - 13.05.16
- PL39 - ROOM 3 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM3 44LONDONROAD - 22.08.14
- PL48 - ROOM 4 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM4 44LONDONROAD - 11.11.16
- PL49 - ROOM 4 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM4 44LONDONROAD - 13.05.26
- PL52 - ROOM 4 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM4 44LONDONROAD - JAN 18
- PL50 - ROOM 4 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM4 44LONDONROAD - 29.07.15
- PL51 - ROOM 4 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM4 44LONDONROAD - 29.07.15(1)
- PL64 - ROOM 5 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM5 44LONDONROAD - 06.05.16
- PL65 - ROOM 5 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM5 44LONDONROAD - 06.05.16
- PL66 - ROOM 5 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM5 44LONDONROAD - 08 FEBRUARY 2019
- PL68 - ROOM 5 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM5 44LONDONROAD - 28.07.15 (1)
- PL67 - ROOM 5 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM5 44LONDONROAD - 28.07.15
- PL69 - ROOM 5 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM5 44LONDONROAD - 31.7.18
- PL70 - ROOM 5 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM5 44LONDONROAD - FEBRUARY 2019
- PL71 - ROOM 5 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM5 44LONDONROAD - WITH INTERIM INSPECTION
- PL72 - ROOM 5 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM5 44LONDONROAD -24.06.2017
- PL83 - ROOM 6 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM6 44LONDONROAD - 14.12.18
- PL84 - ROOM 6 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM6 44LONDONROAD - 29.07.15
- PL98 - ROOM 7 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM7 44LONDONROAD - 29.07.15
- PL99 - ROOM 7 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM7 44LONDONROAD - MARCH 2016
- PL100 - ROOM 7 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM7 44LONDONROAD - MAY 17
- PL101 - ROOM 7 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM7 44LONDONROAD - TENANT COPY
- PL97 - ROOM 7 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM7 44LONDONROAD
- PL112 - ROOM 8 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM8 44LONDONROAD - 30.09.2016
- PL111 - ROOM 8 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM8 44LONDONROAD
- PL125 - ROOM 9 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM9 44LONDONROAD - 26.09.16 (1)
- PL123 - ROOM 9 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM9 44LONDONROAD - 26.09.16
- PL124 - ROOM 9 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM9 44LONDONROAD - 26.09.16
- PL126 - ROOM 9 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM9 44LONDONROAD - 30.03.2017
- PL127 - ROOM 9 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM9 44LONDONROAD SAM
- PL128 - ROOM 9 CHECK-IN REPORT - RM9 44LONDONROAD-2
- PL53 - ROOM 4 CHECK-IN REPORT - SIGNED-2
- PL73 - ROOM 5 CHECK-IN REPORT - SIGNED-3
- PL85 - ROOM 6 CHECK-IN REPORT - SIGNED-4
- PL102 - ROOM 7 CHECK-IN REPORT - SIGNED-5
- PL22 - ROOM 1 CHECK-IN REPORT - SIGNED
- PL74 - ROOM 5 CHECK-OUT REPORT - RM5 44LONDONROAD
- PL86 - ROOM 6 CHECK-OUT REPORT - RM6 44LONDONROAD
- PL103 - ROOM 7 CHECK-OUT REPORT - RM7 44LONDONROAD
- PL113 - ROOM 8 CHECK-OUT REPORT - RM8 44LONDONROAD
- PL129 - ROOM 9 CHECK-OUT REPORT - RM9 44LONDONROAD
- PL12 - COMMUNAL CHECK-IN REPORT - 44 LONDON ROAD 2015-2
- PL11 - COMMUNAL CHECK-IN REPORT - 44 LONDON ROAD 2015
- PL01 - PLANNING STATEMENT V3 LU1 3UQ
- DRAWING NO.1 - SITE LOCATION PLAN
- DRAWING NO.2 - EXISTING SITE GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- DRAWING NO.3 - EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- DRAWING NO.4 - EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- DRAWING NO.5 - EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- DRAWING NO.6 - EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- DRAWING NO.7 - EXISTING STREET FRONT SOUTH EAST ELEVATION
- DRAWING NO.8 - EXISTING FRONT SOUTH EAST ELEVATION
- DRAWING NO.9 - EXISTING REAR NORTH WEST ELEVATION
- DRAWING NO.10 - EXISTING SITE SIDE SOUTH ELEVATION
- DRAWING NO.11 - EXISTING SIDE SOUTH ELEVATION
- DRAWING NO.12 - EXISTING SITE SIDE NORTH ELEVATION
- DRAWING NO.13 - EXISTING SIDE NORTH ELEVATION
- DRAWING NO.14 - EXISTING SECTION A
- DRAWING NO.15 - EXISTING SECTION B
- DRAWING NO.16 - EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
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