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2026/3180/HS2SR - HS2 Sch 16 Site Restoration Approved

Proposal

Submission in accordance with Paragraph 5 of Schedule 16 of the High- Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017 for a site restoration scheme at a parcel of LAND LOCATED ADJACENT TO WHITTON CLOSE (grid ref , ). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 17 Oct 2026, 21:38

Application progress

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Received

31 Jul 2026

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Approved

14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Plan - Location Plan Document · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Greatworth 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 listed building 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

Council: West Northamptonshire
Application type: HS2 Sch 16 Site Restoration
Postcode: OX17 2EH
Received: 31 Jul 2026
Validated: 31 Jul 2026
Ward: Rural South Ward
Parish: Greatworth
Target decision: 25 Sept 2026
Decision: Approval
Decision date: 14 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 67 days faster than West Northamptonshire's median of 81 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 92% of commercial and major works here are.

This one14d

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 →

Historical activity at this location

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

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Nearby activity

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Single storey side extension

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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%).

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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