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2026/2344/LDP - Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Development comprising of Installation of solar panels on the rear pitched roof Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 16 Sept 2026, 11:00

Application progress

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Received

28 May 2026

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Approved

15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 9

Site constraints 5

Great Houghton 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 ↗

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 ↗

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Great Houghton House, Grade II*, about 34 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 4 with distances

34 mGreat Houghton HouseGrade II*
42 mOutbuilding, Formerly Stables, Great Houghton HouseGrade II
45 mGarden Wall Bordering Road, Great Houghton HouseGrade II
130 mSunnybankGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Great Houghton (West Northamptonshire) 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £635,000 in April 2021. Detached house, freehold.

13 April 2021£635,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area158 m² (1,701 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (70 out of 100), could reach B

PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms

Built1983 to 1990

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: West Northamptonshire
Application type: Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed)
Postcode: NN4 7EF
Received: 28 May 2026
Validated: 28 May 2026
Ward: Cogenhoe and The Houghtons Ward
Parish: Great Houghton Parish Council
Target decision: 23 Jul 2026
Decision: Approval
Decision date: 15 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 110 days from validation, 54 days slower than West Northamptonshire's median of 56 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 85% of lawful development certificates here are.

This one110d

Council56d

UK52d

52%decided within 8 weeks

85%approved

245decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 11 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved

Removal of up to 5No. conifer trees along south western boundary. Prune back the lower br…

2024/1404/TCA 25 Apr 2024

2023 Approved

Works to remove 3x Leylandii trees in the conservation area

2023/7339/TCA 17 Jan 2024

2023 Approved

Single storey rear extension with minor interior amendments and installation of an Oriel…

WNN/2023/0431 13 Jun 2023

2022 Approved

New front dormer and single storey rear extension

WNN/2022/0538 21 Oct 2022

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved

2 Paget Close Great Houghton Northampton NN4 7EF

TPO 037 T1- mature copper beech tree, crown raise and reduce large limbs over property 2…

2024/1181/TPO 15 Apr 2024

2022 Approved

The Cottage, 6A Paget Close, Northampton, NN4 7EF

Listed Building Consent Application for the replacement of wooden windows and doors on fr…

WNN/2022/0455 26 Jul 2022

2021 Approved

6 Paget Close, Northampton, NN4 7EF

T1 Yew & T2 Holly - Reduce by 20/25% or 2m to make more compact

WNN/2021/0393 21 Jul 2021

2017 Approved

10 Paget Close, Northampton, NN4 7EF

1no beech - crown clean and rise to 6m by removing secondary branches and 1no large lower…

N/2017/1005 24 Aug 2017

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.