8 Cedar Road Northampton NN1 4RN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0648/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed single storey rear and side extension to existing 4 bed House in multiple occupation to 6 bedrooom House in multiple occupation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Feb 2026
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Validated
17 Feb 2026
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Committee
18 Jun 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Committee · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by West Northamptonshire Non-Strategic Planning Committee on 18 Jun 2026.

Approved by 8 votes to 2

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the extension, amenity and highway impacts were acceptable subject to conditions.
  • Objectors raised concerns about amenity, parking, antisocial behaviour, crime and overdevelopment.
  • The committee voted eight to two, with one abstention, and approved the application subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, objections, speakers, committee vote and decision with conditions. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of West Northamptonshire's committee minutes of 18 Jun 2026.

Documents 28

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Northampton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £230,000 in January 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

6 January 2025£230,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
15 December 2010£125,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NN1 4RN
Received
5 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Ward
Abington and Phippsville Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Target decision
24 Jun 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 126 days from validation, 48 days slower than West Northamptonshire's median of 78 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
9%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Northamptonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Northamptonshire decision record →

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Mar 2026
Committee
18 Jun 2026
West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#280 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Northamptonshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #295 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 79% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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West Northamptonshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #123 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #144 of 296
18%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #295 of 296
79%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #295 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
170 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
24 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
207 decided
1,832
Total decisions
179 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.