Planning application
Sol House 29 St Katherines Street Northampton NN1 2QZ
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for the change of use of Class E space to form 51 apartments (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 2024/2156/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/2156/PA
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 10 Apr 2024
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2024
- Decided
- 25 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 2QZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Apr 2024
Received by West Northamptonshire
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25 Mar 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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8 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 25 March 2025, 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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