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89 Adams Avenue, Northampton, NN1 4LJ

N/2016/0876Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Proposal

Change of use of property from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) for use by 5 persons. Replacement of existing single storey lean to extension

Received
24 June 2016
Decided
26 September 2016 · Refusal
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Abington Ward
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received24 Jun
  2. Validated1 Aug
  3. Consult.1 Sep
  4. Target26 Sep
  5. Decided26 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)

10 weeks typical decision time in West Northamptonshire89% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 89 Adams Avenue, Northampton, NN1 4LJ. West Northamptonshire has handled 9,972 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 63 days. This one was decided in 94 days, 4 weeks longer than West Northamptonshire's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,907 applications in total for the NN1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
N/2016/0876
Address
89 Adams Avenue, Northampton, NN1 4LJ
Postcode
NN1 4LJ
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
10 - Refusal
Ward
Abington Ward
Parish
Unparished Area

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Mr Clayson
Agent Address
Richard Colson Newton House Northampton Science Park Kings Park Road Northampton NN3 6LG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
24 June 2016
Target Decision Date
26 September 2016
Date Decided
26 September 2016
Date Validated
1 August 2016
Date Submitted
24 June 2016
Last Date for Comments
1 September 2016

Planning Decision

Decision
Refusal
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Date
12 December 2016
Appeal Result
Appeal Allowed
Appeal Decision Date
14 March 2017

Additional Information

Documents
38
Coordinates
52.244087, -0.878765
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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