Planning application
St Johns Ambulance Hall Islington Road Towcester NN12 6AU
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of former St. Johns Ambulance building from 'Sui generis' to a small specialist independent school (use class F1(a)), along with three additional windows proposed to the east elevation.
As published by the council, reference 2025/5045/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/5045/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Towcester Ward
- Parish
- Towcester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN12 6AU
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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2025/4087/PA Withdrawn
St Johns Ambulance Hall Islington Road Towcester NN12 6AU
Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class T of the above order) for the proposed change of use from Sui Generis to Learning & Non-residential Institutions (Use Class F1).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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19 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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West Northamptonshire granted permission on 17 June 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.
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