27 Claregate Northampton NN4 0QZ

1. 18 Jul 2024

   Received by West Northamptonshire

2. 5 Aug 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Refusal

4. 1 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 18 Olympia Close Northampton NN4 0RU

  2024/4423/LDP Submitted 18 Sep 2024 94m away

  Lawful development certificate (proposed) for rear dormer

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 7 docs

• 18 Hobby Close Northampton NN4 0RN

  2026/3289/HH Submitted 30 Jul 2026 216m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

  First floor side extension.

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 7 docs
  Domestic

• 8 Kimble Close Northampton NN4 0RF

  2026/1802/FULL Submitted 13 Apr 2026 220m away

  Retrospective planning permission for the erection of a single-storey outbuilding incidental to the host dwellinghouse, used for domestic exercise and storage.

  Withdrawn Full applications 23 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Kimble Close Northampton NN4 0RF

  2024/4014/LDP Submitted 12 Aug 2024 220m away

  Lawful development certificate (proposed) for the conversion of the garage into a habitable room

  Granted Lawful development 10 docs

• 87 Lindisfarne Way Northampton NN4 0WH

  2026/1076/FULL Submitted 3 Mar 2026 312m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~1 Jul

  Proposed new dwelling, vehicular parking and amenity on land adjoining

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 28 docs
  Domestic

• 37 Peregrine Place Northampton NN4 0SL

  2026/2806/LDP Submitted 1 Jul 2026 358m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~14 Sep

  Certificate for lawfulness for proposed development comprising of single storey side extension

  Awaiting decision Lawful development Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 2026/2780/LDP Granted

  3 Hunt Close Towcester NN12 7AD

  Lawful development certificate (proposed) for demolition of existing conservatory and construction of a single storey rear extension

  26 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/2296/LDP Granted

  19 Deanshanger Road Wicken MK19 6BS

  Lawful development certificate (proposed) for construction of outbuilding

  22 May 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/1969/LDP Granted

  7 Bickerstaffes Road Towcester NN12 6EG

  Garage conversion

  27 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/2401/LDP Granted

  Stoneacre The Green Marston St Lawrence OX17 2DB

  Lawful development certificate (proposed) for construction of detatched garage

  10 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/1646/LDP Refused

  36 Spinney Hill Crescent Northampton NN3 6DL

  Use of the property by up to two children living together as a single household, with care provided in a domestic setting

  30 Mar 2026 Lawful development