48 Howards Way Northampton NN3 6RP

1. 10 Oct 2025

   Received by West Northamptonshire

2. 13 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Approval

4. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 48 Howards Way Northampton NN3 6RP

  2025/3769/FULL Submitted 18 Aug 2025 0m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

  Single storey rear extension

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 14 Brad Street Northampton NN3 6RQ

  2026/3207/HH Submitted 27 Jul 2026 87m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep

  Proposed increase in ridge height to enable an attic conversion incorporating a rear dormer, together with a ground floor rear extension to be carried out under permitted development rights.

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 9 docs
  Domestic

• 1 Clayfield Close Northampton NN3 6QF

  2026/3384/PA Submitted 13 Aug 2026 339m away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

  Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class A of the above Order) for the installation of solar PV on the roof area.

  Awaiting decision Prior approval 12 docs

• 545 Kettering Road North Northampton NN3 6HA

  2026/0810/FULL Submitted 16 Feb 2026 349m away

  Small front extension to the old carport & single-storey rear extension, with new insulated flat roofs.

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 557 Kettering Road North Northampton NN3 6HA

  2026/0922/FULL Submitted 23 Feb 2026 349m away

  Single storey rear extension, two storey side extension, garden building, loft conversion including two rear dormers and associated works.

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 21 docs
  Small domestic

• Moulton Fire Station Moulton Way Northampton NN3 6XJ

  2026/2107/COND Submitted 11 May 2026 365m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jul

  Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 6 (demolition and construction management plan), 8 (remediation scheme), 11 (lighting scheme), 14 (security measures), 16 (cycle storage), 17 (travel plan), and 18 (biodiversity net gain plan) of planning permission 2025/1288/MAF (Demolition of Moulton Fire Station, associated structures and two storey standalone building. Repair existing on site fire training tower and smoke house training facility. Construction of 3 storey Fire Station and an associated storage building with vehicle canopy, with associated vehicle parking, and hard and soft landscaping and alterations to the existing vehicles accesses.)

  Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 16 docs

• 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