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 C4 (HiMO) to C2 (Residential Institution) to C2 to create a residential care home for children (4 children and 2 staff).
As published by the council, reference 2025/4044/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4044/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 9 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 15 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Headlands Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN3 2BZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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13 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
15 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approval
-
10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 15 December 2025, 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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