53 Chepstow Road Corby NN18 8QQ

26/01056/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused

Full

Refused on 19 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use from dwelling (C3) to 6 bedroom (9 person) HMO (sui generis) - retrospective.

Received: 15 April 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 6
Council: North Northamptonshire
Ward: Oakley
Agent: LRJ Planning Ltd

ReceivedReceived15 Apr
ValidatedValidated29 May
Consult.Consultation3 Jul
TargetTarget Date24 Jul
DecidedDecided19 Oct

Decided in 143 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 53 Chepstow Road Corby NN18 8QQ. North Northamptonshire has handled 258 applications of this type. This one was decided in 187 days, 19 weeks longer than North Northamptonshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Oakley. We hold 339 applications in total for the NN18 postcode area.

90% of full 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 proposed conversion of a dwelling house (C3) to a large HMO (Sui 26/01056/FUL Generis) for up to 9 persons, given the level of occupancy and nature of use proposed, would result in an excessive intensification of use of the property with a commensurate increased level of activity and general disturbance associated with that level of occupancy which would cause harm to the existing residential character of Chepstow Road and harm to the amenities of surrounding occupants of the development having regard to Policy 8 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (2016), Policy 2 of the Part Two Local Plan for Corby (2021) and Paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
The proposal fails to provide adequate and safe car parking and cycle parking arrangements commensurate with the more intensive use of the site, contrary to Policy 8 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (2016) and Paragraph 117 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
The proposed 6 bed residential accommodation is considered to be unacceptable in terms of providing an appropriate standard of accommodation for 9 persons, contrary to Policies 8 and 30 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (2016), Policy 2 of the Part Two Local Plan for Corby (2021) and Paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: NN18 8QQ
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 May 2026
Consultation expiry: 3 July 2026
Consultation start: 12 June 2026
Consultation end: 3 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 11 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 2 July 2026
Last date for comments: 3 July 2026
Target decision date: 24 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: LRJ Planning Ltd
Agent address: Pen-y-Rhiw Redbrook Road Newport NP20 5AB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14855820
Documents: 10
Constraints: 10

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

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.

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Source: North Northamptonshire

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