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2026/1261/PIP - Permission in principle Approved

Proposal

Permission in Principle for up to 6no. Self-build Dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

24 Mar 2026

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Approved

15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 20

Consultation & comments 11

Site constraints 4

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 218 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Inside the Nether Heyford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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: Permission in principle
Postcode: NN7 3JX
Received: 24 Mar 2026
Validated: 24 Mar 2026
Ward: Campion Ward
Parish: Nether Heyford
Target decision: 19 May 2026
Decision: Approval
Decision date: 15 May 2026
Decision level: Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 39 days faster than West Northamptonshire's median of 91 for new homes. Approved, as 76% of new homes here are.

This one52d

Council91d

UK59d

26%decided within 8 weeks

76%approved

112decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 25 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved

8 Winston Close Nether Heyford NN7 3JX

Single storey side extension, garage conversion and pitched roof canopy to front elevation

S/2020/0108/FUL 22 May 2020

2018 Withdrawn

Land east of Winston Close Nether Heyford NN7 3JX

Four detached properties (Outline)

S/2018/0063/OUT 15 Feb 2018

West Northamptonshire

Planning Authority Score

1.7/10

Poor

#280 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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%).

Among the slowest councils in England

for householder decisions

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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

Land East Of Winston Close Nether Heyford Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 20

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 3

Application forms 1