Planning application
26/00371/LDP
Sarnia 86 Pytchley Road Kettering NN15 6JA
Proposal
Change of use class (C3) to (C3b).
As published by the council, reference 26/00371/LDP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
9 Feb 2026
Received by North Northamptonshire
-
2 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
27 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refused
-
27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
26/01580/LDP Awaiting decision
Sarnia 86 Pytchley Road Kettering NN15 6JA
Certificate of Lawfulness for the use of the property as a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3(b)), occupied by four adult residents living together as a single household with care provision
-
26/00732/HFUL Granted
Bridgeford 57 Pytchley Road Kettering NN15 6NB
Single-storey rear extension - AMENDED DESCRIPTION AND PLANS
-
26/00651/HFUL Awaiting decision
26 Paradise Lane Kettering NN15 6LX
First floor extension with ground floor rear and side extension - AMENDED PLANS
-
26/01904/LDP Awaiting decision
23 Lewis Road Kettering NN15 6HE
Change of use from C3 (Dwelling house) to C2 (Residential Childrens Home)
-
26/01606/HFUL Awaiting decision
34 Hertford Road Kettering NN15 6LG
Part single storey part two storey rear extension
Other lawful development applications
In North Northamptonshire
-
26/02022/LDE Awaiting decision
Butterside Down Mawsley Lane Loddington NN14 1LB
Pre-existing use of dwellinghouse built in breach of condition for 29 years
-
26/02010/LDP Awaiting decision
20 Glastonbury Close Kettering NN15 5ES
To replace a joined single door and single window, with a patio door & side panel with top opening. Brick work will be removed under the window. no changes to lintel size. Work to be completed by fenser window company
-
26/02024/LDP Awaiting decision
24 Kettering Road Burton Latimer NN15 5LP
Use of the land for siting a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling
-
26/00760/LDP Withdrawn
Kettering Science Academy Deeble Road Kettering NN15 7AA
Construction of new single-storey standalone building, relocation of two existing covered cycle stores and erection of new fencing.
-
26/02003/LDP Awaiting decision
76 Britannia Road Kettering NN16 9RY
Single Family Dwellinghouse