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17 Lower Street Kettering NN16 8AA

Awaiting decision North Northamptonshire 26/00845/FUL Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Convert vacant upper floors to form 27 apartments. Retain operational Post Office and Royal Mail uses below.

As published by the council, reference 26/00845/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00845/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
In progress
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Kettering Central
Postcode
NN16 8AA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2026

    Received by North Northamptonshire

  2. 15 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    North Northamptonshire took a median of 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

59 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with North Northamptonshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Northamptonshire decided full applications in a median of 122 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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