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163 Birchfield Road East Northampton NN3 2BZ

Granted West Northamptonshire 2025/4044/FULL Full Planning Permission

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
Granted As published: 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

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2024/5307/FULL Granted

    163 Birchfield Road East Northampton NN3 2BZ

    Change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3) to a 6 person HMO (Use Class C4)

    Decided 23 Dec 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Sep 2025

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approval

  4. 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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What 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Granted Full applications 32 docs
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