Planning application
68 Towcester Road Northampton NN4 8LQ
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
- 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
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2 Oct 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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15 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
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