Plans submitted to turn Northampton offices into six-bedroom home for eight people
Plans to turn offices near Northampton town centre into a six-bedroom home for eight people are among the latest applications submitted to West Northamptonshire Council.
Planning and listed building consent are being sought to change the use of 3 St Giles Terrace from offices to a residential property containing six bedrooms and accommodating up to eight people.
Elsewhere, an application has been submitted to change the use of Jones Wholesale Cash & Carry in Heathfield Way, Northampton, from storage and distribution to general industrial use.
The proposed new operation would involve the production of stainless steel metal hoses and bellows assemblies.


In Kettering Road, Al Madina Store has submitted a retrospective application to retain a commercial walk-in freezer/cold room, adjoining storage enclosure, canopy roof and associated refrigeration plant.
Plans affecting listed buildings include retrospective proposals at Grange Barn, 17 Heritage Farm Close, to replace three first-floor and one ground-floor wooden double-glazed windows.
The Cock Hotel in Harborough Road is also the subject of a listed building consent application seeking permission to install a new fibre telecommunications service.
Householders have also submitted plans for alterations to properties elsewhere in Northampton.
At 4 Hall Close, proposals include a two-storey rear extension and conversion of the garage into an annexe.
An application for Mill Bank, 73 Mill Lane, Kingsthorpe, seeks permission for a single-storey rear extension, an enlarged front porch to improve accessibility, new front bay windows and an extension to the existing hard standing.
Outside Northampton, the latest applications include proposals involving properties in Deanshanger, Maidford, Potterspury, Hulcote, Naseby and Upper Harlestone.
The largest is an outline application for 67 homes on land at Stratford Road in Deanshanger. The scheme is classed as a major application and a departure from the Local Plan, with all matters except access reserved.
The applications can be viewed through West Northamptonshire Council’s planning portal, with representations invited within the consultation period.