71 Adams Avenue Northampton NN1 4LJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for Change of Use from Dwelling (Use Class C3) to Children's Care Home (Use Class C2) for up to 2No. Children Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 £241,000 in July 2020. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Application type
- Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed)
- Postcode
- NN1 4LJ
- Received
- 1 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Abington and Phippsville Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Target decision
- 27 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
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How this decision compares
Decided in 45 days from validation, 32 days faster than West Northamptonshire's median of 77 for changes of use. Approved, as 84% of changes of use here are.
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
- 14 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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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