Office 117 Grafton Court Kettering Parkway Kettering Data via plota.co.uk

25/02048/LDP - Lawful Development - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Confirm lawful use of 1no. office for virtual private hire taxi company. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Dec 2025
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Validated
17 Dec 2025
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Approved
11 Feb 2026

Approved on 11 Feb 2026 · Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Nene Valley; Inside the Kettering built-up area; National infrastructure project 1971 m away: Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire, at pre-application; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. 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

Application type
Lawful Development - Proposed
Postcode
NN15 6XR
Received
11 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Ise
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Permitted/Approved
Decision date
11 Feb 2026
Decision level
Officer Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Plande

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 82% of lawful development certificates here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
132decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14535769
Planning Portal ref
PP-14535769
Statutory expiry
11 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.3/10
Poor
#285 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Northamptonshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #279 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Northamptonshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #157 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #220 of 296
35%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #279 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #277 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
100 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
75 decided
1,096
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026