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Abington Grove Childrens Home 58 Abington Grove Northampton NN1 4QU

Awaiting decision West Northamptonshire 2026/3690/FULL Full Planning Permission

Works: Demolition Domestic

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Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to specialist childrens' alternative provision facility (sui generis). Demolition of garage and construction of new activity room (part retrospective)

As published by the council, reference 2026/3690/FULL

Application record

Reference
2026/3690/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
23 Sep 2026
Ward
Abington and Phippsville Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NN1 4QU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Aug 2026

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 23 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 November 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 69 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

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What 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 full applications in a median of 109 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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