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173 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6BX

Refused West Northamptonshire 2026/1603/FULL Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of commercial space and conversion to 2 x 1 bedroom ground floor apartments

As published by the council, reference 2026/1603/FULL

Application record

Reference
2026/1603/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
10 - Refusal
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Decided
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Towcester Ward
Parish
Towcester
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NN12 6BX

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • S/2019/1013/ADV Granted

    173 Watling Street West Towcester NN12 6BX

    2 Contra-Vision Film window graphics,1 Correx wall sign,1 aluminium hanging sign

    Decided 26 Jul 2019 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

24 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

West Northamptonshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

Nearby applications

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    2024/4110/ADV Submitted 27 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Advertisement consent for the installation of 2x non-illuminated wall mounted Corex signs.

    Refused Advertising 13 docs

  • 183 Watling Street West Towcester NN12 6BX

    WNS/2021/1390/LBC Submitted 26 Aug 2021 50 yards away

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  • 183 Watling Street West Towcester NN12 6BX

    WNS/2021/1389/FUL Submitted 26 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    Rebuild stone wall which has partially collapsed using matching stone and design as per original. The collapsed part and other parts considered unstable to be rebuilt to a height of 1.8m and stepped to original wall 2.3m.

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  • 169 Watling Street West Towcester NN12 6BX

    WNS/2021/0934/LBC Submitted 9 Jul 2021 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for hanging sign approximately 700 x 700 mm in wood, painted in background dark blue and lettering beige (palette consistent with fascia shop sign already in situ) suspended from bracket already mounted in position on the first floor front wall

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs

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    WNS/2021/0933/ADV Submitted 28 Jun 2021 50 yards away

    Hanging sign approximately 700 x 700 mm in wood, painted in background dark blue and lettering beige (palette consistent with fascia shop sign already in situ) suspended from bracket already mounted in position on the first floor front wall

    Granted Advertising 11 docs

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