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44 London Road Luton LU1 3UQ

Granted Luton 26/00622/LAWE Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)

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

  1. 11 Jun 2026

    Received by Luton

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 18 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

Documents

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

74 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Luton granted permission on 18 August 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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