Planning application
31 Abington Square Northampton NN1 4AE
Works: New dwelling Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-Material Amendment for the reduction of No.1 unit to accommodate an addition staircase to WNN/2022/0713 (ground & 1st floor only) [11No. apartments and associated refuse and cycle storage].
As published by the council, reference 2025/5106/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/5106/NMA
- Type
- Non Material Amendment to a Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 4AE
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
-
2026/2097/COND Awaiting decision
31 Abington Square Northampton NN1 4AE
Discharge of condition 6 (Site Security) of planning permission WNN/2022/1078 (Additional storey to form 11 no apartment).
-
2026/2099/COND Awaiting decision
31 Abington Square Northampton NN1 4AE
Discharge of condition 7 (Site Security) of planning permission WNN/2022/0713 (11no apartments and associated refuse and cycle storage)
-
2025/4976/NMA Granted
31 Abington Square Northampton NN1 4AE
Non-Material Amendment for an additional staircase was added for compliance with fire strategy (Part B) therefore 21 flats have been constructed with the area of one flat utilised for the staircase. to WNN/2022/1078 (2nd floor only) (Additional storey to form 11no Apartments)
-
2025/4194/COND Split decision
31 Abington Square Northampton NN1 4AE
Discharge of condition 5 [Noise], 6 [Site Security], 7 [Cycle Facilities] for permission WNN/2022/1078 - Additional storey to form 11no apartments
-
2025/4188/COND Split decision
31 Abington Square Northampton NN1 4AE
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Noise Assessment Report), 6 (Noise Insulation Scheme) and 7 (Site Security Scheme) of Planning Permission WNN/2022/0713 (11no apartments and associated refuse and cycle storage).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
3 Dec 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
-
4 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approval
-
10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 29 January 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
-
31 Abington Square Northampton NN1 4AE
98% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jul
Discharge of condition 6 (Site Security) of planning permission WNN/2022/1078 (Additional storey to form 11 no apartment).
Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docsMajor scheme -
31 Abington Square Northampton NN1 4AE
Discharge of condition 5 [Noise], 6 [Site Security], 7 [Cycle Facilities] for permission WNN/2022/1078 - Additional storey to form 11no apartments
Split decision Conditions New dwelling 10 docsMajor scheme -
31 Abington Square Northampton NN1 4AE
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Noise Assessment Report), 6 (Noise Insulation Scheme) and 7 (Site Security Scheme) of Planning Permission WNN/2022/0713 (11no apartments and associated refuse and cycle storage).
Split decision Conditions New dwelling 10 docsMajor scheme -
31 Abington Square Northampton NN1 4AE
Non-Material Amendment for an additional staircase was added for compliance with fire strategy (Part B) therefore 21 flats have been constructed with the area of one flat utilised for the staircase. to WNN/2022/1078 (2nd floor only) (Additional storey to form 11no Apartments)
Granted Amendments New dwelling 8 docsMajor scheme -
31 Abington Square Northampton NN1 4AE
98% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jul
Discharge of condition 7 (Site Security) of planning permission WNN/2022/0713 (11no apartments and associated refuse and cycle storage)
Awaiting decision Conditions New dwelling 4 docsMajor scheme -
St Edmunds House St Edmunds Road Northampton NN1 5DY
Proposed additional storey to create 6 no flats
Granted Full applications New dwelling 16 docsSeveral homes
Other amendment applications
In West Northamptonshire
-
2026/2973/NMA Granted
96 Balmoral Road Northampton NN2 6JZ
Non material amendment to revise front elevation and alter rear garden stairs to planning permission 2025/0718/FULL (Conversion of a single dwelling house into two separate dwellings)
-
2026/3839/NMA Granted
35 Leah Bank Northampton NN4 8RG
Non material amendment to retain existing window previously proposed for removal, internal layout alterations inc. the relocation of an internal partition wall by approx. 150mm into the adjoining room and relocation of an internal door opening to planning permission 2024/1488/FULL [Proposed first floor side extension].
-
2026/2782/S73 Granted
30 Horton Drive Middleton Cheney OX17 2LN
Variation of condition 3 (materials) to render side extension with white chalk monocouche to planning permission 2025/3828/FULL (Side extension with associated internal works)
-
2026/3403/NMA Granted
1 Naseby Road Clipston LE16 9RZ
Non-material amendment to approved WND/2021/0629 [Single storey side and rear extension] by reversing the location of the new door and window to the side extension so the door is to the rear of the dwelling and the window to the front and replacement of two rooflights with one larger rooflight.
-
2026/2790/S73 Granted
The Blades Helmdon Road Sulgrave OX17 2SQ
Variation of Condition 2 2nd floor front extension and Two storey side extension removed. Second floor loft conversion removed to 2025/2695/FULL (2 storey front, side and rear extension. New second floor and roof alterations. New windows and doors. Chimney reduction).