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78B St James Park Road Northampton NN5 5EL

Granted West Northamptonshire 2026/0976/FULL Full Planning Permission

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

  1. 26 Feb 2026

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  4. 4 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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What this grant of permission means

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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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