Planning application
47 Thatchwell Court, Northampton, NN3 9DH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to residential children's home (Use Class C2) to accommodate 2 children under the age of 18 years old, including bin store and cycle shelter.
As published by the council, reference 2025/4797/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4797/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Weston Favell and Abington Vale Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN3 9DH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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12 May 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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