5 Cromwell Road Luton LU3 1DP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00826/COU - Change of Use Pending

Proposal

Change of use of a six person house in multiple occupation (HMO) Class C4 to an eight person large HMO (Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Oct 2026, from Luton's recent changes of use.

Documents 20

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 237 m away: Wardown Park; Inside the Luton built-up area; Priority habitat 39 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Luton
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
LU3 1DP
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
CENTRAL
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Luton usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
84decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Luton in the last twelve months, from validation. Luton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Luton
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#229 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Luton ranks #187 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Luton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
76%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #281 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #245 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #187 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #171 of 296
35%
Minor dwellings approved
71 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
40%
Change of use approved
53 decided
741
Total decisions
179 refused in the year to March 2026