Planning application
United Reformed Church Fox Street Rothwell NN14 6AN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from church (Class F1) to a single dwelling (Class C3), comprising internal alterations at ground and gallery level to form five bedrooms and associated accommodation, and installation of photovoltaic arrays and battery storage to four southern roof slopes
As published by the council, reference 26/02143/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02143/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted/Approved
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Rothwell & Mawsley
- Parish
- Rothwell CP
- Postcode
- NN14 6AN
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Northamptonshire register
This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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26/02775/NMA Decided
United Reformed Church Fox Street Rothwell NN14 6AN
Non material amendment for the wording change to condition 4 of original planning application 26/02143/FUL
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26/02144/LBC Granted
United Reformed Church Fox Street Rothwell NN14 6AN
Change of use from church (Class F1) to a single dwelling (Class C3), comprising internal alterations at ground and gallery level to form five bedrooms and associated accommodation, and installation of photovoltaic arrays and battery storage to four southern roof slopes
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25/01797/LBC Granted
United Reformed Church Fox Street Rothwell NN14 6AN
Appeal Hearing regarding Listed Building Purchase Notice
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25/01752/LBC Refused
United Reformed Church Fox Street Rothwell NN14 6AN
Change of use to single family dwelling (C3)
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25/01286/LDP Withdrawn
United Reformed Church Fox Street Rothwell NN14 6AN
Change of use from former Church School Hall (Use Class F1) to Commercial, Business and Service Use (Use Class E)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Aug 2026
Received by North Northamptonshire
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5 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted/Approved
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25 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously In progress.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/02775/NMA Decided
United Reformed Church Fox Street Rothwell NN14 6AN
Non material amendment for the wording change to condition 4 of original planning application 26/02143/FUL
- Application: 26/02144/LBC (In progress)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
34 documents on file for this application
- Historic england comments
- Historic england comments 28.08.26
- Comment - no objection
- Press advert
- Site notice location plan
- Applicationformredacted
- Location plan
- 1911 april 28 - northampton mercury - evidence of pews installed
- 1987 july church fundraiser
- 1987 sept - cordwainers fund raising
- 1987-03-05 - featherstone austin report
- 1991-07-15 featherstone austin summary of works completed
- Proposed block plan
- Survey elevations and sections
- Proposed first floor and roof plan
- Proposed ground floor plan
- Proposed cross sections
- Survey plans
- Appeal decisions
- Applicant statement
- Marketing report
- Decision notice
- Heritage impact assessment
- Meadowood report
- Method statement gallery floor and partition wall
- Appeal letter
- Balcony/gallery profile section
- Memorials
- Method statement photovoltaic arrays and battery storage
- Method statement ground floor pews and works
- Design and access statement
- Survey elevations and sections
- Proposed elevations
- Condition record
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Northamptonshire granted permission on 25 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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