Land at Norwood Farm Sandy Lane Harpole Northampton Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0065/S73 - Removal/Variation of Condition(s) Following Grant of Planning Permission 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)

Proposal

Removal of criterion c (ii) from condition 31 The criterion wording to be deleted states, "(ii) Upton Valley Way / Nectar Way junction as shown on drawing number to (Variation of Condition 31 to remove requirements (a) and c (iii) relating to highway improvement works on the M1 Junction 15A/, highway improvement works on Upton Valley Way/Nectar Way junction and highway improvement works to M1 Junction 16 respectively in relation to planning application (Hybrid planning application seeking both full and outline planning permission for: Part A: Outline planning permission for a sustainable urban extension comprising:Up to 1,900 dwellings (use class C3);Public open space and children's play areas; Landscape areas, new landscape planting and hydrological attenuation features and sustainable drainage systems;Primary school (use class D1); and Mixed use local centre which may include residential (use class C3), retail (use classes A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5), and health and community facilities (use class D1). Part B: Full planning permission for:Demolition of any on site buildings or structures; and Routing of Sandy Lane Relief Road and associated vehicular access points) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Dec 2025
Decision
Target date was 30 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 5 May 2026; it is now day 314.

The consultation period closed on 5 May 2026.

Associated applications 16

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Cambridge). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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 4.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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.

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Important details

Application type
Removal/Variation of Condition(s) Following Grant of Planning Permission
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Campion Ward
Parish
Harpole
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 314, past the statutory target. 75% of amendments in West Northamptonshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 22 Oct 2026.

Day 314258 days past the 56-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
244decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 May 2026
West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#280 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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