Planning application
68 Valley Road, Northampton, NN3 9AL
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Permission in principle for proposed access and development of up to 5 bungalows
As published by the council, reference 2026/2537/PIP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2537/PIP
- Type
- Permission in principle
- Status
- 10 - Appeal Pending
- Decision
- Appeal Pending (Against Refusal)
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Billing Ward
- Parish
- Billing Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN3 9AL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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24 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Appeal Pending (Against Refusal)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
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About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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