Planning application
Compounds 1, 3, 3a & 4a Thornton Road Northampton NN2 6LS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) to regularise land use - Compound 1 - Scaffold Yard (Use Class B8), Compound 3 - Scaffold Yard (Use Class B8), Compound 3a - Builders Yard (Sui Generis) & Compound 4a - Builders Yard (Sui Generis)
As published by the council, reference 2026/2950/LDE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2950/LDE
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (Existing)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Kingsthorpe South Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN2 6LS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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22 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 22 September 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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