Planning application
87 Hood Street Northampton NN1 3QT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from a dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a 4 bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4)
As published by the council, reference 2026/1868/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1868/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 3QT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 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
29 documents on file for this application
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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.
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