4 Swallow Close Northampton NN4 0QL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2485/HH - Householder Planning Permission 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Single-storey rear garage extension. Garage to be converted under approved application 2026/1548/LDP. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 73. The consultation period closed on 7 Aug 2026.

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Plan - General Document · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF CIL Form 1 Additional Information Document · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Acknowledgement Document · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Superseded Document · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Nene Valley; Inside the Northampton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
West Northamptonshire
Application type
Householder Planning Permission
Postcode
NN4 0QL
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Hunsbury Ward
Parish
East Hunsbury Parish Council
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 73, past the statutory target. 93% of householder applications in West Northamptonshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 7317 days past the 56-day target
71%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
31,203decided in the last year

Plota live figures for householder applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent householder applications in West Northamptonshire to go on. West Northamptonshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
26 Swallow Close, Northampton, NN4 0QL
First floor front and side extension
2024/5162/FULL
2019 Approved
16 Swallow Close, Northampton, NN4 0QL
Variation of Conditions 1 and 2 of Planning Permission N/2018/0375 (First floor extension…
N/2019/0297
2018 Approved
16 Swallow Close Northampton Northamptonshire NN4 0QL
First floor extension to bungalow to become two storey dwelling, first floor side extensi…
N/2018/0375
2017 Approved
16 Swallow Close, Northampton, NN4 0QL
First floor extension to convert bungalow into two storey dwelling and ground floor exten…
N/2017/1019
2016 Approved
32 Swallow Close, Northampton, NN4 0QL
Ground and First Floor Extension and Associated Works
N/2016/1611
2016 Approved
16 Swallow Close Northampton Northamptonshire NN4 0QL
First floor extension to bungalow to become a two-storey dwelling and ground floor extens…
N/2016/1136
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings