Planning application
4 Hazelwood Road Northampton NN1 1LN
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the above Order) for change of use of a former office building to 17no. self contained apartments
As published by the council, reference 2026/0848/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0848/PA
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- 10 - Grant of Prior Approval
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 27 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 1LN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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20 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 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.
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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