Planning application
163 Birchfield Road East Northampton NN3 2BZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3) to a 6 person HMO (Use Class C4)
As published by the council, reference 2024/5307/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/5307/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 14 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Headlands Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN3 2BZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/4044/FULL Granted
163 Birchfield Road East Northampton NN3 2BZ
Change of use from C4 (HiMO) to C2 (Residential Institution) to C2 to create a residential care home for children (4 children and 2 staff).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2024
Received by West Northamptonshire
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23 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Approval
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17 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
32 documents on file for this application
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West Northamptonshire granted permission on 23 December 2024, 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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