Stagecoach Unit 11 Minton Business Centre Main Road Far Cotton Northampton NN4 8ES Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2672/FULL - Full Planning Permission 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)

Proposal

Installation of 7.1m high Gantries, EV chargers, Substation, LV Feeder Pillars and supporting infrastructure to support EV charging for 56 x EV buses. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 12 Sept 2026, 22:54

Application progress

✓

Received

19 Jun 2026

Decision

Expected by 14 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Oct 2026, from West Northamptonshire's recent full applications. The consultation period closed on 3 Aug 2026.

Documents 24

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Design & Access Statement Document · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy / Report Document · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Document · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 9

Application forms 2

PDF CIL Form 1 Additional Information Document · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 7

PDF Response - Consultees Document · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Response - Consultees Document · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Response - Consultees Document · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Response - Consultees Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Response - Consultees Document · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Response - Consultees Document · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee List Document · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

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Also on the record

Nature improvement area: Nene Valley; Inside the Northampton built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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: NN4 8ES
Received: 19 Jun 2026
Validated: 19 Jun 2026
Ward: Far Cotton, Delapre and Briar Hill Ward
Parish: Far Cotton and Delapre Community Council
Target decision: 14 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 87 of the 56-day target. West Northamptonshire usually decides full applications by day 111.

target

prediction

Day 8724 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: 3 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved

Discharge of conditions 5 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 2025/222…

2026/0040/COND 10 Apr 2026

2025 Approved

Installation of 7.1m high gantries, EV chargers, LV feeder pillars and supporting infrast…

2025/2220/FULL 10 Nov 2025

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