Planning application
4 Swallow Close Northampton NN4 0QL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for conversion of existing garage into office/gym
As published by the council, reference 2026/1548/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1548/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Hunsbury Ward
- Parish
- East Hunsbury Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN4 0QL
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/2485/HH Awaiting decision
4 Swallow Close Northampton NN4 0QL
Single-storey rear garage extension. Garage to be converted under approved application 2026/1548/LDP.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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2026/2485/HH Awaiting decision
4 Swallow Close Northampton NN4 0QL
Single-storey rear garage extension. Garage to be converted under approved application 2026/1548/LDP.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 20 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.
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