Planning application
The Counties Crematorium Towcester Road Northampton NN4 9RN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use of land to provide a continuation of the established Gardens of Rest
As published by the council, reference 2026/3512/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3512/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed)
- Status
- 3 - Case Officer Allocated (1-10)
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Hunsbury Ward
- Parish
- West Hunsbury Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN4 9RN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 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
4 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.
Trade members open them from here.
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 lawful development applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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