48 Thatchwell Court Northampton NN3 9DH

1. 19 Sep 2024

   Received by West Northamptonshire

2. 15 Oct 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Refusal

4. 22 Aug 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

• 47 Thatchwell Court, Northampton, NN3 9DH

  2025/4797/FULL Submitted 5 Nov 2025 0m away

  Change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to residential children's home (Use Class C2) to accommodate 2 children under the age of 18 years old, including bin store and cycle shelter.

  Granted Full applications 24 docs
  Domestic

• 36 Flaxwell Court Northampton NN3 9DE

  2026/3095/LDP Submitted 17 Jul 2026 66m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~11 Sep

  New single-storey front porch

  Awaiting decision Lawful development Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 41 Logwell Court Northampton NN3 9DJ

  2025/4677/FULL Submitted 22 Oct 2025 112m away

  Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a residential children's home (Use Class C2) for up to 2 no. children.

  Granted Full applications 20 docs
  Domestic

• 103 Flaxwell Court Northampton NN3 9DF

  2024/4461/LDP Submitted 19 Sep 2024 150m away

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) to use the dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) as a children's care home (Use Class C3)

  Granted Lawful development 6 docs
  Domestic

• 71 Wilford Avenue Northampton NN3 9UX

  2025/4311/FULL Submitted 30 Sep 2025 206m away

  Side and rear single storey extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 12 Strelley Avenue Northampton NN3 9UH

  2026/1029/FULL Submitted 10 Mar 2026 214m away

  Proposed porch and garage conversion with associated internal and external works

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 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