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506 Lowther Road, Dunstable, LU6 3LJ

CB/26/02480/FULLChange of UsePending Decision

Proposal

Change of use for the retention of the part conversion of the existing garage to a dog grooming studio with home boarding within the dwelling and day care for two dogs or three from the same household (Retrospective)

Received
1 September 2026
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated1 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Central Bedfordshire87% of applications approved

This is a planning application for a garage at 506 Lowther Road, Dunstable, LU6 3LJ. Central Bedfordshire has handled 15 applications of this type and approves 50% of them. It was submitted on 1 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,064 applications in total for the LU6 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
CB/26/02480/FULL
Address
506 Lowther Road, Dunstable, LU6 3LJ
Postcode
LU6 3LJ
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Application Type
Change of Use
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Registered
Parish
Dunstable

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
10 August 2026
Date Validated
1 September 2026
Date Submitted
1 September 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Grace Howard

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.872253, -0.508453
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Central BedfordshireNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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