Planning application
16 St Michaels Avenue Northampton NN1 4JQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate (existing) for use of the property as a 9 no. person house in multiple occupation
As published by the council, reference 2026/1137/LDE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1137/LDE
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (Existing)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 4JQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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30 Apr 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
23 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 30 April 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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