69 Wellingborough Road Rushden NN10 9YG

26/00189/VARVariation of Condition (s73)Refused

Discharge / amendments

Refused on 19 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 to allow for revised design retaining 2 no. car parking spaces to front of property pursuant to NE/24/01169/FUL - Change of Use from (C3 Dwellinghouse) to (Sui Generis) HMO for 9 people, to include Internal and external alterations, provision of bin storage, car parking and bicycle storage area.

Received: 22 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 10
Council: North Northamptonshire
Ward: Rushden South
Agent: Amico Design Limited

ReceivedReceived22 Jan
ValidatedValidated23 Jan
Consult.Consultation18 Mar
TargetTarget Date20 Mar
DecidedDecided19 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at 69 Wellingborough Road Rushden NN10 9YG. North Northamptonshire has handled 317 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Rushden South. We hold 213 applications in total for the NN10 postcode area.

94% of conditions applications at North Northamptonshire were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

The provision of car parking results in a material alteration to the approved scheme and facilitates intensified vehicle ownership and activity associated with 26/00189/VAR the high occupancy HMO. This leads to increased vehicle movements, manoeuvring and on street parking pressure, causing harm to highway safety and placing additional strain on the local road network within Rushden. No option to alternative sustainable mode of transportation is being provided. The development is contrary to Policy 8 b (i) and (ii) of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy, the saved Northamptonshire Parking Standards, and the National Planning Policy Framework.
The introduction of formalised parking directly beside the roundabout frontage creates a harder, more vehicle dominated appearance than the approved scheme, which avoided parking in this location. This materially detracts from the street scene and fails to respond positively to local character as required by JCS Policy 8(d)(i-ii) and NPPF paragraphs 135-136, which seek layouts that maintain a coherent street character.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: NN10 9YG
Application type: Variation of Condition (s73)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Rushden CP

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 19 March 2026
Consultation start: 4 March 2026
Consultation end: 18 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 23 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 16 March 2026
Last date for comments: 19 March 2026
Target decision date: 20 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Amico Design Limited
Architect profile: AMICO DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address: Building 3 Grange Park Court Northampton NN4 5EA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 26 February 2026
Site notice end: 19 March 2026

Appeal history

6013651

Allowed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 30 September 2026Dev Type: Change of useReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14645127
Documents: 12
Constraints: 18

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: North Northamptonshire

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