Planning application
8 Orchard Close Northampton NN4 6HF
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Proposed flat roof with lantern single storey extension
As published by the council, reference 2025/5242/PNHPD
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/5242/PNHPD
- Type
- Prior Notification Enlargement of dwelling house
- Status
- 10 - Planning Permission Required
- Decision
- Refused As published: Planning Permission Required
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Nene Valley Ward
- Parish
- Wootton Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN4 6HF
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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2026/1305/PNHPD Refused
8 Orchard Close Northampton NN4 6HF
Proposed flat roof with lantern single storey extension
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2025/5242/PA Awaiting decision
8 Orchard Close Northampton NN4 6HF
Proposed flat roof with lantern single storey extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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26 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Planning Permission Required
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
West Northamptonshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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