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139 St James Road Northampton NN5 5LE

Granted West Northamptonshire 2025/4352/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 Veterinary Clinic [Use Class E(e)] to Betting Shop [Sui Generis]

As published by the council, reference 2025/4352/FULL

Application record

Reference
2025/4352/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
10 - Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
2 Oct 2025
Decided
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Dallington Spencer Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
NN5 5LE

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/1735/COND Granted

    139 St James Road Northampton NN5 5LE

    Discharge of Conditions 5 [Bin Store Details] and 6 [Shutter Details] of Planning Permission 2025/4352/FULL [Change of use from Veterinary Clinic [Use Class E(e)] to Betting Shop [Sui Generis] at 139 St James Road, Northampton NN5 5LE]

    Decided 14 May 2026 Conditions
  • 2025/4932/ADV Granted

    139 St James Road, Northampton, NN5 5LE

    2 no. fascia signs to front and side of building

    Decided 30 Jan 2026 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Oct 2025

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 2026/1735/COND Granted

    139 St James Road Northampton NN5 5LE

    Discharge of Conditions 5 [Bin Store Details] and 6 [Shutter Details] of Planning Permission 2025/4352/FULL [Change of use from Veterinary Clinic [Use Class E(e)] to Betting Shop [Sui Generis] at 139 St James Road, Northampton NN5 5LE]

    Decided 14 May 2026 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

20 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Northamptonshire granted permission on 19 March 2026, 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

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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 139 St James Road, Northampton, NN5 5LE

    2025/4932/ADV Submitted 17 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    2 no. fascia signs to front and side of building

    Granted Advertising 9 docs
  • 139 St James Road Northampton NN5 5LE

    2026/1735/COND Submitted 20 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions 5 [Bin Store Details] and 6 [Shutter Details] of Planning Permission 2025/4352/FULL [Change of use from Veterinary Clinic [Use Class E(e)] to Betting Shop [Sui Generis] at 139 St James Road, Northampton NN5 5LE]

    Granted Conditions 5 docs
  • Shelter 24m From 92 St James Road 8m From A4500 St James Road Northampton NN5 5LF

    2026/0569/ADV Submitted 3 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Replacement of an existing paper advertising panel with a double-sided, internally illuminated digital display on an existing bus shelter

    Granted Advertising 13 docs
  • 26 28 Harlestone Road Northampton NN5 7AE

    2026/2487/NMA Submitted 16 Jun 2026 100 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~20 Aug

    Non material amendment to add 2 no. fire escapes to south west elevation, 3no. new windows to south elevation, brickwork pillar to support overhanging roof adjacent to entrance, external bollards adjacent to entrance, internal layout changes, and external lighting details to 2025/0851/FULL (Extension to side and rear of shopping unit)

    Awaiting decision Amendments Extension Windows or glazing 8 docs
  • 26 28 Harlestone Road Northampton NN5 7AE

    2026/2483/COND Submitted 16 Jun 2026 100 yards away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~11 Aug

    Discharge of condition 3 [CEMP] and condition 6 (external lighting) of Planning Permission 2025/0851/FULL [Extension to side and rear of shopping unit]

    Awaiting decision Conditions Extension 9 docs
  • 2 Harlestone Road Northampton NN5 7AE

    2024/1435/FULL Submitted 14 Feb 2024 100 yards away

    Existing retail shop to divide into two retail shops

    Granted Full applications 13 docs

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    Received 24 Apr, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 13 Jul, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Full applications
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