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2026/0243/MAO - Outline Planning Permission (Major) Refused

Proposal

Outline application (all matters reserved except for access) for development of up to 49 dwellings, public open space (including play space) and associated drainage, landscaping, internal roads, utilities and other service infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 14 Sept 2026, 22:42

Application progress

✓

Received

8 Jan 2026

✓

Validated

9 Jan 2026

✓

Committee

4 Jun 2026

✗

Refused

4 Jun 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 4 Jun 2026 · Committee · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by West Northamptonshire Non-Strategic Planning Committee on 4 Jun 2026.

Refused by 8 votes to 0

As officers recommended.

For refusal8

Against0

Abstained2

Officers advised refusal because landscape, heritage, highway and sustainable travel harm outweighed the housing benefits.
Residents, the parish council and the ward member raised concerns about the village character, sustainability, heritage, highways and infrastructure.
Members voted eight to nil, with two abstentions, to refuse the application in line with the officer recommendation.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site context, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of West Northamptonshire's committee minutes of 4 Jun 2026.

Documents 171

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 13

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Travel Plan Document · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Miscellaneous Plan(s) Document · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Location Plan Document · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - MasterPlan Document · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Miscellaneous Plan(s) Document · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Miscellaneous Plan(s) Document · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 124

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 28 Mar 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗

Important details

Council: West Northamptonshire
Application type: Outline Planning Permission (Major)
Received: 8 Jan 2026
Validated: 9 Jan 2026
Ward: Woodford & Weedon Ward
Parish: Badby
Target decision: 12 Jun 2026
Decision: Refusal
Decision date: 4 Jun 2026
Decision level: Committee

How this decision compares

Decided in 146 days from validation, 65 days slower than West Northamptonshire's median of 81 for commercial and major works. Refused, as 8% of commercial and major works here are.

This one146d

Council81d

UK57d

25%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

65decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 14 May 2026
Committee: 4 Jun 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