Planning application
34 Spring Gardens, Northampton, NN1 1LX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of Use from House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to Children’s Care Home (Use Class C2)
As published by the council, reference 2025/4265/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4265/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 26 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 26 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 15 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 1LX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Sep 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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15 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approval
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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