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28 Clarke Road Northampton NN1 4PW

2026/0881/LDPLawful Development Certificate (Proposed)Permitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Lawful development certificate (proposed) for change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to residential children’s home (Class C2) for maximum of 2 children.

Received
19 February 2026
Decided
30 June 2026 · Approval
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Abington and Phippsville Ward
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received19 Feb
  2. Validated19 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Apr
  5. Decided30 Jun

Decided in 131 days (council typically 70)

10 weeks typical decision time in West Northamptonshire85% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application for a change of use at 28 Clarke Road Northampton NN1 4PW. West Northamptonshire has handled 1,502 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. This one was decided in 131 days, 11 weeks longer than West Northamptonshire's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Abington and Phippsville Ward. We hold 1,913 applications in total for the NN1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2026/0881/LDP
Address
28 Clarke Road Northampton NN1 4PW
Postcode
NN1 4PW
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Application Type
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
5 - Site Visit Complete (1-10)
Ward
Abington and Phippsville Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Building 3 Grange Park Court Northampton NN4 5EA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
19 February 2026
Target Decision Date
16 April 2026
Date Decided
30 June 2026
Date Validated
19 February 2026
Date Submitted
19 February 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
6
Coordinates
52.247630, -0.872495
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: West Northamptonshire

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Planning constraints

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.

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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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