Planning application
3 Huntsham Close Northampton NN3 3AX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use - C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).
As published by the council, reference 2026/3038/LDE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3038/LDE
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (Existing)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 14 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Weston Favell and Abington Vale Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN3 3AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jul 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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31 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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23 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 23 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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