Al Madina Store 133 Kettering Road Northampton NN1 4BS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3169/FULL - Full Planning Permission 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)

Proposal

Retrospective application for the retention of a commercial walk-in freezer/cold room, adjoining storage enclosure, canopy roof and associated refrigeration plant. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

18 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Dec 2026, from West Northamptonshire's recent full applications. Comments are open until 17 Sept 2026.

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Documents 13

Site constraints 2

Boot and Shoe Quarter 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.

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Also on the record

Inside the Northampton built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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: NN1 4BS
Received: 18 Aug 2026
Validated: 18 Aug 2026
Ward: Castle Ward
Parish: Northampton Town Council
Target decision: 13 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. West Northamptonshire usually decides full applications by day 111.

target

prediction

Day 2784 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: 17 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

176 Kettering Road Northampton NN1 4BH

Proposed division of takeaway and associated apartment to create a separate single apartm…

2025/2347/FULL 24 Oct 2025

2024 Approved

Cowper Court, Flat 7A, 1A Cowper Street, Northampton, NN1 3QX

Flats 7A & 12 converted from disused office space to 2 ground floor flats

2024/1209/LDE 21 May 2024

2022 Approved

174 Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4BE

Change of Use from Retail (Use Class E) to Restaurant/Takeaway (Sui Generis), together wi…

WNN/2022/0014 1 Nov 2022

2022 Approved

190 Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4BJ

Change of Use of First and Second Floors from Retail Storage (Use Class E) to 5no One-Bed…

WNN/2022/0349 27 Apr 2022

2021 Approved

178 Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4BH

Change of Use from Shop (Use Class E) to Takeaway (Sui Generis)

WNN/2021/0549 22 Apr 2022

2019 Approved

131 Clare Street, Northampton, NN1 3JA

Conifers to rear of property to be pruned/felled as necessary

N/2019/0976 13 Aug 2019

2019 Approved

153 Clare Street, Northampton, NN1 3JA

Lawful Development Certificate for proposed installation of solar panels to roof

N/2019/0216 2 May 2019

2017 Approved

159 - 165A Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4BS

Alteration of shop front; change of use of shop unit to form extension to existing restau…

N/2017/1106 6 Nov 2017

2016 Refused

159 - 165A Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4BS

Change of use of commercial unit to restaurant (use class A3) as extension to existing re…

N/2016/1380 31 Mar 2017

2016 Approved

196 Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4BJ

Change of use from office (Use Class B1) to restaurant (Use Class A3) with single storey…

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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