40 Market Street Wellingborough NN8 1AA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from bank to adult gaming centre (sui generis) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 29 Sept 2026 · Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 8
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Checked on 6 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- NN8 1AA
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Croyland & Swanspool
- Parish
- Wellingborough CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 29 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Officer Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- MWA
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, 17 days faster than North Northamptonshire's median of 71 for changes of use. Refused, as 25% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by North Northamptonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Northamptonshire decision record →
Public comments
91% object · above the UK average of 74%
20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15107998
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15107998
- Neighbours
- 13 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 13 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 18 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 20 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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