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Newton Building St Georges Avenue Northampton NN2 6JB

Granted West Northamptonshire 2026/1471/FULL Full Planning Permission

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

  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 14 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Northamptonshire granted permission on 2 July 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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