Planning application
Newton Building St Georges Avenue Northampton NN2 6JB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use to sui generis to continue primary use as a school (Learning and Non-Residential Institution Class F1 a) to include (F1 e) public /exhibition hall, (F2 b) a hall/meeting place for the principal use of the local community and sui generis to include (s) as a venue for live music performance and (u) a concert hall and function rooms, including for weddings.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1471/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1471/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Kingsley and Semilong Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN2 6JB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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14 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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