Planning application
41 Summerfields Northampton NN4 9YN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3(a) use) to a care home for up to 3no. children (Class C2 use) with care staff on 1 to 1 ratio and occasional visiting site manager.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1456/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1456/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Hunsbury Ward
- Parish
- West Hunsbury Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN4 9YN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
19 Mar 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
-
26 May 2026
Decision issued: Approval
-
27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 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.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 26 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 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
-
34 Harksome Hill Northampton NN4 9YF
Installation of a wooden cabin 4m x 3m in garden to operate appointment only beauty business from home.
Granted Full applications 10 docs -
Phoenix Computers Limited Daisy Group Hunsbury Hill Avenue Northampton Northamptonshire NN4 8QS
Condition 5 of WNN/2022/0812 [Construction Management Plan] Application for approval of details submitted pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission WNN/2022/0812 [Change of Use from Offices (Use Class E) to Independent School (Use Class F1)]
Granted Conditions 14 docs -
Phoenix Computers Limited Daisy Group Hunsbury Hill Avenue Northampton Northamptonshire NN4 8QS
Condition 6 of WNN/2022/0812 [Sound Insulation] Application for approval of details submitted pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission WNN/2022/0812 [Change of Use from Offices (Use Class E) to Independent School (Use Class F1)]
Granted Conditions 14 docs -
Oneschool Global Uk Hunsbury Hill Avenue Northampton NN4 8QS
Discharge of Conditions 3 [Materials & Finishes] and 4 [Boundaries] on Planning Permission 2024/2049/FULL [New sports hall and secondary vehicle access onto Hunsbury Hill Avenue]
Granted Conditions 9 docs -
Oneschool Global Uk Hunsbury Hill Avenue Northampton NN4 8QS
98% historically approved · decision due ~29 Dec
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Biodiversity Enhancement Method Statement) and 9 (Surface Water Management Strategy) of Planning Permission 2024/2049/FULL. (New sports hall and secondary vehicle access onto Hunsbury Hill Avenue)
Awaiting decision Conditions 14 docs -
Oneschool Global Uk Hunsbury Hill Avenue Northampton NN4 8QS
Discharge of Condition 12 (CEMP) of Planning Permission 2024/2049/FULL. (New sports hall and secondary vehicle access onto Hunsbury Hill Avenue)
Granted Conditions 8 docs
Other lawful development applications
In West Northamptonshire
-
2026/2806/LDP Granted
37 Peregrine Place Northampton NN4 0SL
Certificate for lawfulness for proposed development comprising of single storey side extension
-
2026/2636/LDE Granted
11A Sheaf Street Daventry NN11 4AA
Lawful development certificate (existing) for the change of use of garage with bedroom and bathroom above to two self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3).
-
2026/3435/LDP Granted
8 Pasteur Close Northampton NN2 8ND
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for the construction of brick single storey shed to side of dwelling
-
2026/3299/LDP Granted
8 Countryside, Braunston, NN11 7JU
Removal of existing rear conservatory and construction of a replacement single-storey timber-framed conservatory
-
2026/3271/LDP Granted
37 Albany Road Northampton NN1 5LZ
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development comprising of single storey extension to rear