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2025/1948/OUT - Outline Planning Application Refused

Proposal

Single detached dwelling with access from Charwelton Road (A361). Outline application with all matters reserved except access Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 19 Oct 2026, 11:19

Application progress

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Received

28 Apr 2025

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Validated

3 Dec 2025

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Refused

5 Jan 2026

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Appeal dismissed

Refused on 5 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 60

Consultation & comments 18

Site constraints 3

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

Inside the Byfield built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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

Council: West Northamptonshire
Application type: Outline Planning Application
Received: 28 Apr 2025
Validated: 3 Dec 2025
Ward: Woodford & Weedon Ward
Parish: Byfield
Target decision: 28 Jan 2026
Decision: Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)
Decision date: 5 Jan 2026
Decision level: Delegated
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How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 54 days faster than West Northamptonshire's median of 87 for outline applications. Refused, as 46% of outline applications here are.

This one33d

Council87d

UK67d

32%decided within 8 weeks

54%approved

20%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 22 Dec 2025

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

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Proposal

Application progress

Documents 60

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 13

Plans & drawings 7

Application forms 1