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2026/1788/PND - Prior Notification Determination Approved

Proposal

Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of the above Order) for Demolition of stand alone building with a yard for use as car parking space Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 14 Sept 2026, 22:42

Application progress

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Received

1 May 2026

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Validated

7 May 2026

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Approved

4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 12

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve about 107 m away: Kingsthorpe

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Also on the record

Nature improvement area: Nene Valley; 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 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 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: Prior Notification Determination
Postcode: NN5 7QY
Received: 1 May 2026
Validated: 7 May 2026
Ward: Dallington Spencer Ward
Parish: Northampton Town Council
Target decision: 4 Jun 2026
Decision: Approval
Decision date: 4 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 50 days faster than West Northamptonshire's median of 78 for demolitions. Approved, as 90% of demolitions here are.

This one28d

Council78d

UK56d

28%decided within 8 weeks

90%approved

115decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 3 Jun 2026

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

Unit 4A Heathfield Way Northampton Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 1

Plans & drawings 3

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 6