Planning application
7 Chestnut Avenue Northampton NN4 6LA
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Loft conversion over the existing Garage to facilitate bedrooms above, re-location of entrance door to dwelling with a new porch area created. Dormers (that match existing) to front elevation and flat roofed dormer to rear.
As published by the council, reference 2026/3481/HH
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3481/HH
- Type
- Householder Planning Permission
- Status
- 5 - Site Visit Complete (1-10)
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Nene Valley Ward
- Parish
- Wootton Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN4 6LA
Comment by 29 September 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
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10 Aug 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Sep 2026
Status changed to 5 - Site Visit Complete (1-10)
Previously 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10).
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 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
13 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat 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 householder applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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