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68 Towcester Road Northampton NN4 8LQ

Refused West Northamptonshire 2025/4355/FULL Full Planning Permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (use class C3) to 5 person House in multiple occupation (use class C4)

As published by the council, reference 2025/4355/FULL

Application record

Reference
2025/4355/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
10 - Refusal
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
2 Oct 2025
Decided
15 Jan 2026
Ward
Far Cotton, Delapre and Briar Hill Ward
Parish
Far Cotton and Delapre Community Council
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
NN4 8LQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Oct 2025

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 15 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

35 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

West Northamptonshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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