Delapre Golf Centre Delapre Golf Complex Eagle Drive Northampton NN4 7DU Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2547/MAF - Full Planning Permission (Major) 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)

Proposal

Erection of a Padel Tennis Centre comprising 3 no. indoor padel tennis courts and 2 no. outdoor padel tennis courts, with associated facilities and reconfigured car parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 9 Sept 2026, 10:51

Application progress

✓

Received

15 Jun 2026

Decision

Expected by 31 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Oct 2026, from West Northamptonshire's recent full applications. The consultation period closed on 31 Aug 2026.

Documents 77

Statements & assessments 15

Plans & drawings 29

Application forms 2

PDF CIL Form 1 Additional Information Document · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 21

Site constraints 3

Registered battlefield: Battle of Northampton 1460

Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Northampton 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

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Important details

Council: West Northamptonshire
Application type: Full Planning Permission (Major)
Postcode: NN4 7DU
Received: 15 Jun 2026
Validated: 15 Jun 2026
Ward: Far Cotton, Delapre and Briar Hill Ward
Parish: Far Cotton and Delapre Community Council
Target decision: 31 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 91 of the 56-day target. West Northamptonshire usually decides full applications by day 111.

target

prediction

Day 9120 days to the predicted decision (day 111)

4%decided within 8 weeks

90%approved

815decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 31 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Withdrawn

Delapre Golf Complex Eagle Drive Northampton Northamptonshire NN4 7DU

Trenching to accommodate laying of IT ducting

WNN/2021/1017 24 Oct 2024

2023 Withdrawn

Delapre Golf Complex Eagle Drive Northampton Northamptonshire NN4 7DU

New single storey cycle shop

WNN/2023/0137 1 Mar 2023

2022 Approved

Delapre Golf Complex Eagle Drive Northampton Northamptonshire NN4 7DU

New outdoor seating area

WNN/2022/0045 18 Mar 2022

West Northamptonshire

Planning Authority Score

1.7/10

Poor

#280 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

Delapre Golf Centre Delapre Golf Complex Eagle Drive Northampton NN4 7DU Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 77

Statements & assessments 15

Plans & drawings 29

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 21

Other documents 10

Site constraints 3

Important details

Decision outlook

Consultation & key dates

Nearby activity