Planning application
78B St James Park Road Northampton NN5 5EL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from a first floor residential flat (class C3) to a children’s home (class C2)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0976/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0976/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Dallington Spencer Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN5 5EL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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16 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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4 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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West Northamptonshire granted permission on 26 June 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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