Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd Wellington Road Brackley NN13 6RE Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3828/FULL - Full Planning Permission 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)

Proposal

Construction of a retail pod (Use Class E) and associated signage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Dec 2026 and 31 Dec 2026, from West Northamptonshire's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 31 Oct 2026

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Licence at this address

  • Licence Sainsbury's Premises licence · in force since 4 Aug 2020 Licensed hours: alcohol 24 hours
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 19 Mar 2021

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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 3; Inside the Brackley 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NN13 6RE
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Brackley Ward
Parish
Brackley
Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
WSP

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. West Northamptonshire usually decides commercial and major works by day 81.

Day 2754 days to the predicted decision (day 81)
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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 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%).

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