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48 Semilong Road Northampton NN2 6BU

Awaiting decision West Northamptonshire 2026/2943/FULL Full Planning Permission

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 6 person HMO (Use class C4) to 8 person HMO (Sui Generis Use)

As published by the council, reference 2026/2943/FULL

Application record

Reference
2026/2943/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Kingsley and Semilong Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NN2 6BU

Comment by 2 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to West Northamptonshire through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 26 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 October 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

9 documents on file for this application

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What 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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