Planning application
20 Billing Road Northampton NN1 5AW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of 3 storey dwellinghouse (use class C3) to a 7 bed house of multiple occupancy.
As published by the council, reference 2025/5020/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/5020/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 5AW
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/3547/PA Decided
20 Billing Road Northampton NN1 5AW
Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the above Order) for conversion of offices to 2 residential units
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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15 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 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
21 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 11 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About full applications
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