Land north of Marefair Mare Fair Northampton Data via plota.co.uk

2025/3349/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Remediation and enabling works to remove subsurface features and structures Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2025
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Validated
3 Sept 2025
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Approved
18 Feb 2026

Approved on 18 Feb 2026 · Committee · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Documents 36

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 6

Scheduled monument about 49 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
Conservation area about 26 m away: All Saints; Nature improvement area: Nene Valley; 6 listed buildings 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 17 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
29 Jul 2025
Validated
3 Sept 2025
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Target decision
20 Feb 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
18 Feb 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Turley

How this decision compares

Decided in 168 days from validation, 69 days slower than West Northamptonshire's median of 99 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

11%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Jan 2026
Committee
17 Feb 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