Planning application
62 Colwyn Road Northampton NN1 3PX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of existing 5 bedroom house in multiple occupation (class C4) to 7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (sui generis)
As published by the council, reference 2026/1529/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1529/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Refusal
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 3PX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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16 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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