Planning application
7 Winchester Road Northampton NN4 8AZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed change of use from dwelling (C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (C4) for 6 occupants, including removal of rear lean-to.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1689/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1689/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 1 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Far Cotton, Delapre and Briar Hill Ward
- Parish
- Far Cotton and Delapre Community Council
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- NN4 8AZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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30 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Northamptonshire took a median of 67 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Northamptonshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Northamptonshire decided full applications in a median of 102 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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