Planning application
355 Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN1 4ER
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Proposed change of use of first and second floor offices (Use Class E) to House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) for 7 occupants. Removal of existing business signage.
As published by the council, reference 2025/4662/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4662/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Refusal
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 21 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Abington and Phippsville Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 4ER
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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13 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Mar 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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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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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