Planning application
7 Donovan Court, Northampton, NN3 3DD
Works: Windows or glazing 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 garage with glazed link to dwelling
As published by the council, reference 2025/5309/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/5309/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Refusal
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Weston Favell and Abington Vale Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN3 3DD
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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2024/3802/FULL Refused
7 Donovan Court Northampton NN3 3DD
Convert existing garage into an annexe by extending the ground floor and extending first floor.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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9 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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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.
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