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
- Granted As published: 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
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 13 May 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 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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