Towcester Delivery Office 90 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1725/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial & major worksNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Conversion of existing timber outbuilding to staff toilets, part removal of existing internal wall and modernisation of store room for use as retail space Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Apr 2026
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Approved

Approved on · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 15

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design & Access & Heritage Impact Assessment Document · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Plan - Elevations (Proposed) Document · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Floor (Proposed) Document · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Elevations (Existing) Document · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Elevations (Proposed) Document · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Floor (Existing) Document · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Location Plan Document · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Response - Consultees Document · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Response - Consultees Document · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Response - Consultees Document · 22 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Officers Report Document · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Acknowledgement Document · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL Application (PUBLIC) Document · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Towcester conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Towcester 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

Council
West Northamptonshire
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NN12 6BT
Received
8 Apr 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Ward
Towcester Ward
Parish
Towcester
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision level
Delegated

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
130 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6BT
Repainting of render and fascia to front elevation
2025/4608/LBC
2025 Approved
108 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT
Conversion of first & second floors into two flats
2025/4237/FULL
2025 Approved
124 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT
Advertisement consent for installation of non-illuminated hanging sign.
2025/4143/ADV
2025 Approved
124 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT
Listed Building Consent for the installation of non-illuminated hanging sign.
2025/4434/LBC
2025 Approved
124 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6BT
Change of Use of Ground Floor Optician Shop to Takeaway, Retrospective works carried out…
2025/4366/FULL
2025 Approved
124 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6BT
Listed Building Consent for the Change of Use of Ground Floor Optician Shop to Takeaway…
2025/4367/LBC
2025 Withdrawn
124 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT
First floor change of Use from Storage to a Flat, including external staircase. Route of…
2025/3157/FULL
2025 Withdrawn
124 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT
Listed Building Consent First floor change of Use from Storage to a Flat, including exter…
2025/3162/LBC
2025
122 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT
Replacement fascia sign
2026/0116/LBC
2025 Approved
32 Moat Lane Towcester NN12 6AD
Widen the existing side gate to 1.8m and alter existing close boarded fence
2025/3930/FULL
2024 Approved
116 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT
Listed building consent for proposed conversion of first and second floor to residential…
2024/4443/LBC
2024 Approved
116 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT
Proposed conversion of first and second floor to residential apartment.
2024/4441/FULL
2025 Approved
130 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT
Proposed alterations in line with change of use, (from bank (Class E) to bar (Sui Generis…
2025/1465/LBC
2025 Approved
130 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT
Proposed change of use from bank (Class E) to bar (Sui Generis) at ground and part first…
2025/1463/FULL
2024 Approved
102 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT
Proposed insertion of window east side of elevation. Addition of double doors and replace…
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2024 Approved
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Installation of play deck to the rear of The Forum to provide covered play area for a fam…
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2024 Refused
Saracens Head Hotel 219 Watling Street West Towcester NN12 6BX
Listed building consent for 2x non illuminated wall mounted corex signs
2024/4169/LBC
2024 Refused
Saracens Head Hotel 219 Watling Street West Towcester NN12 6BX
Advertisement consent for the installation of 2x non-illuminated wall mounted Corex signs.
2024/4110/ADV
2024 Approved
12 Park Street Towcester NN12 6DQ
Listed building consent for replacement roof to existing conservatory
2024/2750/LBC
2024 Refused
183 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6BX
Two semi-detached 2 bed dwellings with parking and amenity space to land to rear of 183
2024/1934/FULL
2016 Approved
185 Watling Street West Towcester NN12 6BX
Cut back Magnolia Grandflora 1.5 - 2 metres so that the tree is no longer hanging over ne…
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2016 Approved
211 Watling Street West Towcester NN12 6BX
Change use from ancillary storage/residential use to use as beauty salon treatment rooms.
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2016 Approved
Rear of 173 Watling Street West Towcester NN12 6BX
Erection of 3 No. three bedroom dwellings
S/2016/0261/FUL
2016 Refused
Mustard Ltd 191 WATLING STREET WEST TOWCESTER NN12 6BX
Non-illuminated facia sign (retrospective).
S/2016/0017/ADV
2016 Refused
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Non-illuminated facia sign.
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings