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70 Kingsley Road Northampton NN2 7BL

2026/2569/FULLFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 26 October 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of rear box dormer and increase occupancy from a 7 person HMO to 10 person HMO.

Received
25 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kingsley and Semilong Ward
  1. Received25 Jun
  2. Validated10 Jul
  3. Consult.28 Aug
  4. Target4 Sep
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 108 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 70 Kingsley Road Northampton NN2 7BL. West Northamptonshire has handled 9,971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 123 days, 8 weeks longer than West Northamptonshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Kingsley conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Kingsley and Semilong Ward. We hold 707 applications in total for the NN2 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. Due to the increase in number of residents combined with the associated comings and goings and intensification of use, the proposal would have a detrimental impact on the residential amenity of adjacent occupier’s contrary to Policies H1 and BN9 of the Joint Core Strategy, Q2 of the Northampton Local Plan, HMO Planning Policy SPD and aims of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026). 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.

Application details

Postcode
NN2 7BL
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Northampton Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 July 2026
Last date for comments
28 August 2026
Target decision date
4 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
3 Grange Park Court Northampton NN4 5EA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Kingsley
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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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