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37 The Ridings Grange Park NN4 5BN

Refused West Northamptonshire 2026/3302/LDE Lawful Development Certificate (Existing)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) to confirm the conversion works undertaken to convert the property from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 6-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation for up to 6 unrelated persons (Use Class C4).

As published by the council, reference 2026/3302/LDE

Application record

Reference
2026/3302/LDE
Type
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing)
Status
10 - Refusal
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Decided
23 Sep 2026
Ward
Nene Valley Ward
Parish
Grange Park
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NN4 5BN

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 2025/4881/FULL Refused

    37 The Ridings Grange Park NN4 5BN

    Change of use from single dwelling house C3 to House in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) for 5 persons.

    Decided 5 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jul 2026

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 23 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What 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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