Abington Grove Childrens Home 58 Abington Grove Northampton NN1 4QU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to specialist childrens' alternative provision facility (sui generis). Demolition of garage and construction of new activity room (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Nov 2026 and 20 Dec 2026, from West Northamptonshire's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026.
Comment on this application ↗Documents 18
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 27 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 £120,000 in February 2000. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- NN1 4QU
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 23 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Abington and Phippsville Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Target decision
- 18 Nov 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
Decision outlook
Day 11 of the 56-day target. West Northamptonshire usually decides changes of use by day 78.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Northamptonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Northamptonshire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 20 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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