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83 Hart Lane Luton LU2 0JG

23/00272/COUChange of UseRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 4 May 2023

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of a three bedroom dwelling and outhouse to a commercial use (Class B8), retrospective.

Received
9 March 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
CRAWLEY
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated9 Mar
  3. Consult.13 Apr
  4. Target4 May
  5. Decided4 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 83 Hart Lane Luton LU2 0JG. Luton has handled 188 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 963 applications in total for the LU2 postcode area.

76% of amendment applications at Luton Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LU2 0JG
Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 March 2023
Consultation expiry
16 April 2023
Consultation start
23 March 2023
Consultation end
13 April 2023
Neighbour consultation start
23 March 2023
Neighbour consultation end
16 April 2023
Last date for comments
18 April 2023
Target decision date
4 May 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
61 St Lawrence Avenue Luton LU3 1QS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
28 March 2023

Appeal

Appeal reference
23/00272/REFUSE
Appeal status
Appeal Dismissed
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3324307
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 27 November 2023Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, 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

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© 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 2026-11-03. 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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