50 Cheapside Luton LU1 2HN
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Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness of existing use- Change of use of the basement to a one bed self contained flat.
- Received
- 20 October 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 8 November 2026
- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Ward
- CENTRAL
- ReceivedReceived20 Oct
- ValidatedValidated20 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at 50 Cheapside Luton LU1 2HN. Luton has handled 2,508 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Plaiters Lea conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across CENTRAL. We hold 1,824 applications in total for the LU1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- LU1 2HN
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Plaiters' Lea The Hat District Conservation Area 3
- Brownfield land register: 35 Guildford Street, Luton LU1 2NRRegister site at or near this address · +3 more
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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 and heritage coasts.
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.
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