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
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11 Jun 2026
Received by Luton
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29 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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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
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Open the documentsWhat 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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