130 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2881/LBC - Listed Building Consent (Alteration) Approved

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for Replacement front door Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jul 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

50 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 114 and 116, Watling Street East, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 48 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Towcester conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Scheduled monument about 44 m away: Bury Mount motte castle
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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 126 m away: Easton Neston; Inside the Towcester built-up area; Air quality management area about 8 m away: Towcester AQMA; 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

Checked on 14 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £285,000 in May 2024. Other property, freehold.

31 May 2024£285,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent (Alteration)
Postcode
NN12 6BT
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Towcester Ward
Parish
Towcester
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
AC Design+Planning
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 97 days from validation, 18 days faster than West Northamptonshire's median of 115 for listed building works. Approved, as 85% of listed building works here are.

9%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
211decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Oct 2026
West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#280 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.