111 Cecil Road Northampton NN2 6PG

1. 1.The proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse to a House in Multiple Occupation would, by reason of its cumulative impacts, result in an over-intensive form of development that would fail to provide a satisfactory standard of amenity for existing and future occupiers and would be detrimental to the character and residential amenity of the surrounding area. In particular, the proposal would represent an excessive form of development, resulting in cramped internal layouts, inadequate communal facilities and bathroom provision, limited amenity space, and the substandard size of one of the proposed bedrooms, thereby failing to provide an acceptable standard of living accommodation for future occupiers. The proposal also fails to demonstrate satisfactory arrangements for the storage and collection of refuse and recycling, would increase pressure on on-street parking provision due to inadequate parking availability, and would contribute to an unacceptable concentration of Houses in Multiple Occupation within the locality, including the creation of a harmful 'sandwiching' effect between existing shared accommodation uses. In addition, the close proximity of the site to an existing commercial use has the potential to give rise to noise and disturbance that would adversely affect the living conditions of future occupiers and create conflict between residential and business activities. Taken together, these impacts would fail to create and protect a high standard of amenity, would undermine the character and function of the established residential area, and would result in an unacceptable form of development. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy Q2 of the Northampton Local Plan Part 2, the Northampton Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document, the emerging West Northamptonshire Local Plan HMO policy and the objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework. Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 and Policy DM3 of the National Planning Policy Framework In accordance with the above, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL has worked with the applicant in a

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

NN2 6PG

Application type

Full Planning Permission

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Northampton Town Council

Date validated

24 November 2025

Last date for comments

9 January 2026

Target decision date

19 January 2026

Agent address

25A Burcote Wood Farm Wood Burcote Nr Towcester Northants NN12 8TA

Statutory period

56 days

Documents

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