6 Holmfield Close Luton LU1 3SX

25/01389/LAWECertificate of Lawfulness (Existing)Approved

Lawful development certificate

Approved on 6 February 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness of existing use - Conversion of garage/store area to a cinema room

Received: 19 December 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Luton Borough Council
Ward: FARLEY

ReceivedReceived19 Dec
ValidatedValidated19 Dec
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date13 Feb
DecidedDecided6 Feb

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 6 Holmfield Close Luton LU1 3SX. Luton has handled 188 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Luton's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across FARLEY. We hold 1,824 applications in total for the LU1 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: LU1 3SX
Application type: Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 December 2025
Target decision date: 13 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: Evani Studios Ltd 23-27 King Street Luton LU1 2DW

Planning decision

Case officer: Claudiu Bica
Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 8
Constraints: 4

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

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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: Luton

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