79 & 79A High Street North, Dunstable, LU6 1JF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective internal reconfiguration for conversion of part of the ground floor flat to communal areas for the first and second floor HMO. Internal alterations to the ground floor self-contained 1 bedroom unit. Alterations to first and second floors from a 6 bedroom to a 7 bedroom HMO Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 23 Oct 2026; it is now day 62.
Site constraints 4
Show all 12 with distances
- 31 mGrove HouseGrade II
- 54 mUnion Social ClubGrade II
- 69 m81, High Street NorthGrade II
- 109 m52 and 54, Edward StreetGrade II
- 116 m48, High Street NorthGrade II
- 117 mUnnamed
- 127 mThe Old Sugar Loaf InnGrade II
- 129 m29 and 31, Edward StreetGrade II
- 145 m9-15, Edward StreetGrade II
- 146 mThe Borough ArmsGrade II
- 146 mOutbuilding of the Old Sugar Loaf Hotel Adjoining on SouthGrade II
- 147 mFormer Dunstable Grammar SchoolGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
- Central Bedfordshire
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- LU6 1JF
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Parish
- Dunstable
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Oct 2026
Decision outlook
Day 62, past the statutory target. 77% of changes of use in Central Bedfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 27 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Central Bedfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Central Bedfordshire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 28 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 23 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 23 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Central Bedfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #62 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).
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The consultation period closed on 23 Oct 2026.