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The Factory 64 72 Roe Road Northampton NN1 4PJ

2025/2007/MAFFull Planning Permission (Major)Refused
Full

Refused on 21 September 2026

Council decision: Appeal Pending (Against Refusal)Planning committee1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of existing building from supported living accommodation (Use class C2) to a mixed use residential scheme comprising supported living accommodation (5 Units) and class C3 Self Contained Flats (14 units).

Received
1 May 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Abington and Phippsville Ward
  1. Received1 May
  2. Validated6 Jun
  3. Consult.5 Jun
  4. Target28 Sep
  5. Decided21 Sep

Decided in 472 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Factory 64 72 Roe Road Northampton NN1 4PJ. West Northamptonshire has handled 9,971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 508 days, 63 weeks longer than West Northamptonshire's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Abington and Phippsville Ward. We hold 1,931 applications in total for the NN1 postcode area.

89% of full applications at West Northamptonshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The Council considers that the proposal would result in an over intensification in the use of the building with the introduction of a significant number of C3 units over the approved scheme for C2 use (LPA reference WNN/2022/0173). In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority this would significantly impact on demand for on street parking due to the lack of sufficient onsite parking in an area where there is limited on street parking to serve existing residential properties particularly on Roe Road. Accordingly, the increased comings and goings associated with individual C3 uses in addition to the proposed C2 units within the building would adversely impact on the amenities and living conditions of neighbouring residential properties by reason of noise, nuisance and disturbance contrary to the provisions of Policies M04 and Q2 of the Northampton Local Plan Part 2, the Northamptonshire SPG on Parking (2016) and the Northampton SPD on Parking (2019).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NN1 4PJ
Application type
Full Planning Permission (Major)
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Northampton Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 June 2025
Last date for comments
5 June 2026
Target decision date
28 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Ali Yasin Regus Business Centre 960 Capability Green, Luton Luton LU1 3PE

Planning decision

Case officer
Jonathan Moore
Statutory period
389 days

Additional information

Documents
191

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: West Northamptonshire

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