The Factory 64 72 Roe Road Northampton NN1 4PJ Data via plota.co.uk

2025/2007/MAF - Full Planning Permission (Major) Refused

Proposal

Change of use of existing building from supported living accommodation (Use class C2) to a mixed use residential scheme comprising supported living accommodation (5 Units) and class C3 Self Contained Flats (14 units). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 23 Oct 2026, 16:49

Application progress

✓

Received

1 May 2025

✓

Validated

6 Jun 2025

✗

Refused

21 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 21 Sept 2026 · Committee · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by West Northamptonshire Non-Strategic Planning Committee on 17 Sept 2026.

Refused by 7 votes to 0

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

For refusal7

Against0

Abstained2

Officers advised approval subject to conditions, finding the proposal acceptable after assessing its key planning issues.
Residents and ward councillors raised concerns about parking, overlooking, privacy, noise, disturbance and residential amenity.
The committee voted seven to zero, with two abstentions, to refuse the application because of parking and neighbouring amenity impacts.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, objections, public speakers, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal. Includes the meeting recording, from 1:43:29 where this application was taken

Source: Plota analysis of West Northamptonshire's committee minutes of 17 Sept 2026.

Documents 201

Consultation & comments 178

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4; 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 14 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council: West Northamptonshire
Application type: Full Planning Permission (Major)
Postcode: NN1 4PJ
Received: 1 May 2025
Validated: 6 Jun 2025
Ward: Abington and Phippsville Ward
Parish: Northampton Town Council
Target decision: 28 Sept 2026
Decision: Appeal Pending (Against Refusal)
Decision date: 21 Sept 2026
Decision level: Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: Planmore

How this decision compares

Decided in 472 days from validation, 374 days slower than West Northamptonshire's median of 98 for full applications. Refused, as 10% of full applications here are.

This one472d

Council98d

UK56d

11%decided within 8 weeks

90%approved

6%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 5 Jun 2026
Committee: 17 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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West Northamptonshire

Planning Authority Score

1.7/10

Poor

#280 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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%).

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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

The Factory 64 72 Roe Road Northampton NN1 4PJ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 201

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 7

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 178

Other documents 11

Site constraints 2

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Public comments

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