Irchester Community Primary School School Lane Irchester NN29 7AZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01681/LDP - Lawful Development - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Single storey detached building in school curtilage with associated access paths, fencing and gate Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Consultation
26 Jun 2026
Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Irchester built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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.

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development - Proposed
Postcode
NN29 7AZ
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
Irchester
Parish
Irchester CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted/Approved
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Officer Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
AMR Consult

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than North Northamptonshire's median of 56 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 85% of lawful development certificates here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
87decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by North Northamptonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Northamptonshire decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 13 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15014902
Consultation
26 Jun 2026
Comments by
17 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.3/10
Poor
#285 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Northamptonshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #279 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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North Northamptonshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #157 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #220 of 296
35%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #279 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #277 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
100 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
75 decided
1,096
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026