Planning application
Buildings at 35-45 Abington Street Northampton NN1 2AW and 20-28 Wood Street Northampton NN1 2ED
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of buildings at 35-45 Abington Street and 20-28 Wood St and implementation of interim restoration strategy.
As published by the council, reference 2024/2441/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/2441/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 2 May 2024
- Validated
- 1 Aug 2024
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 2AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 May 2024
Received by West Northamptonshire
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1 Aug 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Approval
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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