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2026/3642/MAF - Full Planning Permission 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)

Proposal

Construction of a new factory workshop attached and to the rear of Horizon House for production and logistics uses (Use Class B2 and B8), staff facilities, showroom space and an ancillary shop (Use Class E); part demolition, elevational changes and change of use of Horizon House for office use (Class E); highway works and access arrangements, associated car and cycle parking, service yard, landscaping, boundary treatment works, external lighting, drainage and other associated ancillary works, plant equipment and associated infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Nov 2026 and 19 Nov 2026, from West Northamptonshire's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

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Documents 89

Statements & assessments 38

PDF Drainage Strategy / Report Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Desk Study Assessment Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Desk Study Assessment Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Desk Study Assessment Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Drainage Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Drainage Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Drainage Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Drainage Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Drainage Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Drainage Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Drainage Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Drainage Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Air Quality Assessment Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Assessment Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Assessment Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Archaeological Assessment/Report Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Impact Assessment Statement Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain - Metric Calculation Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain - Metric Calculation Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain - Metric Calculation Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain - Metric Calculation Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain - Metric Calculation Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Design & Access Statement Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Design & Access Statement Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy / Report Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy / Report Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Assessment/Report Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Assessment/Report Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Statement Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Noise Impact Assessment Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Other Statements and Assessments related to the Application Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Other Statements and Assessments related to the Application Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Sustainability Statement Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Assessment Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Utilities Statement Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 36

PDF Revised Plans Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Revised Plans Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Revised Plans Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Schedule of Plans/Drawings Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Elevations Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Elevations (Existing) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Elevations (Existing) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Elevations (Proposed) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Elevations (Proposed) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Floor (Existing) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Floor (Proposed) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Floor (Proposed) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - General Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - General Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - General Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - General Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - General Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - General Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - General Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - General Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Landscaping Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Landscaping Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Location Plan Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Roof (Proposed) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Sections (Proposed) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Sections (Proposed) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Site Plan (Existing) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Site Plan (Proposed) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Site Plan (Proposed) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Swept Path Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Swept Path Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Swept Path Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Schedule of Plans/Drawings Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Schedule of Plans/Drawings Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Travel Plan Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Scheduled monument about 90 m away: Saxon palace complex and Saxon and medieval urban deposits in the centre of Northampton
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Nene Valley; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Northampton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lichfields

Decision outlook

Day 70 of the 56-day target. West Northamptonshire usually decides changes of use by day 83.

Day 7013 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
4 Nov 2026
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