Planning application
70 Lower Thrift Street Northampton NN1 5HP
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the vacant social club (sui generis) to a newsagent (Class E) at ground floor level, together with the change of use of the existing first floor to form two self-contained one-bedroom residential flats
As published by the council, reference 2026/0164/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0164/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 5HP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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30 Mar 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
22 documents on file for this application
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West Northamptonshire granted permission on 30 March 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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