Planning application
Woodford House 15-17 Woodford Street Northampton NN1 5EN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from house in multiple occupancy (use class C4) for 3 no. households to a house in multiple occupancy (use class C4) for 4 no. households (part retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 2025/4744/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4744/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 29 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 19 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 5EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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19 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Northamptonshire took a median of 67 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Northamptonshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Northamptonshire decided full applications in a median of 102 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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