Planning application
52 Victoria Road Northampton NN1 5EQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate (Existing) for use for 8-person 6-bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (HMO)
As published by the council, reference 2026/3141/LDE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3141/LDE
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (Existing)
- Status
- 10 - Refusal
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 5EQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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20 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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23 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
West Northamptonshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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