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2026/3873/PND - Prior Notification Determination Approved

Proposal

Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of the above Order) for demolition of Building to facilitate the redevelopment of the site. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 17 Oct 2026, 21:38

Application progress

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Received

21 Sept 2026

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Approved

15 Oct 2026

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

Documents 32

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF Other Statements and Assessments related to the Application Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Other Statements and Assessments related to the Application Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Other Statements and Assessments related to the Application Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Assessment/Report Document · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Assessment/Report Document · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Northampton 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. 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 £1,250,000 in October 2025. Other property, freehold.

14 October 2025£1,250,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council: West Northamptonshire
Application type: Prior Notification Determination
Postcode: NN4 7PL
Received: 21 Sept 2026
Validated: 21 Sept 2026
Ward: Nene Valley Ward
Parish: Hardingstone Parish Council
Target decision: 19 Oct 2026
Decision: Approval
Decision date: 15 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Astill Planning Consultants Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 54 days faster than West Northamptonshire's median of 78 for demolitions. Approved, as 90% of demolitions here are.

This one24d

Council78d

UK56d

28%decided within 8 weeks

90%approved

115decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 13 Oct 2026

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%).

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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