Planning application
Flat 4 91 Colwyn Road Northampton NN1 3PU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Seeks a Certificate of Lawfulness to regularise existing use of Flat 4, 91 Colwyn Road, Northampton, as a self-contained residential flat (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 2026/2717/LDE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2717/LDE
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (Existing)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 3PU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Aug 2026
Status changed to 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
Previously 3 - Case Officer Allocated (1-10).
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17 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 17 August 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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