137 Bouverie Road Northampton NN4 6EG Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3472/FULL - Full Planning Permission 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)

Proposal

Change of use from Post Office (Use Class E(a)) to Takeaway (Sui Generis)) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 04:19

Application progress

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Received

10 Aug 2026

Decision

Target date was 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 10 Nov 2026, from West Northamptonshire's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 1 Oct 2026.

Documents 28

Consultation & comments 19

Site constraints 5

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4; Conservation area about 67 m away: Hardingstone; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 2

Last sold for £168,000 in May 2024. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

10 May 2024£168,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

19 November 1997£45,000Semi-detached house

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

Building

Floor area51 m² (549 sq ft)

Energy ratingB (asset rating 42)

UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: West Northamptonshire
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: NN4 6EG
Received: 10 Aug 2026
Validated: 10 Aug 2026
Ward: Nene Valley Ward
Parish: Hardingstone Parish Council
Target decision: 23 Oct 2026
Decision level: Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: Architectural Services

Decision outlook

Day 79 of the 56-day target. West Northamptonshire usually decides changes of use by day 83.

target

prediction

Day 794 days to the predicted decision (day 83)

30%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

8%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 1 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

107 Bouverie Road, Northampton, NN4 6EG

First floor side extension

WNN/2022/1016 17 Oct 2022

2021 Approved

107 Bouverie Road, Northampton, NN4 6EG

First floor side extension

WNN/2021/1125 14 Jan 2022

2020 Approved

139 Bouverie Road Northampton Northamptonshire NN4 6EG

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N/2020/1163 23 Dec 2020

2019 Approved

78 Bouverie Road, Northampton, NN4 7EQ

Prior approval for larger home extension. Dimension a) 6m b) 3m c) 3m

N/2019/1583 4 Feb 2020

2017 Approved

94 Bouverie Road, Northampton, NN4 7EQ

Single storey rear garage extension, loft conversion with hip to gables to front and rear…

N/2017/0309 15 May 2017

West Northamptonshire

Planning Authority Score

1.7/10

Poor

#280 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

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.