Compass Business Park Alcura House Units A and B Caswell Road Northampton NN4 7BZ Data via plota.co.uk

2025/1579/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed redevelopment of the site to provide employment floorspace for a flexible range of uses (within Classes E(g)(iii), B2 and / or B8) with ancillary offices together with the provision of a service yard, parking, landscaping and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Oct 2026, 22:12

Application progress

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Received

1 Apr 2025

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Approved

7 Jan 2026

Approved on 7 Jan 2026 · Committee · Last checked 24 Oct 2026

Documents 87

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 19

PDF Health Impact Assessment Document · 23 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Transport Assessment Document · 12 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Ecological Assessment/Report Document · 2 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Environmental Statement Document · 2 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Environmental Statement Document · 2 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Document · 2 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Assessment Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Assessment Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Assessment Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain - Metric Calculation Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Statement Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Statement Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Energy Statement Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Health Impact Assessment Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Transport Assessment Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 29

Application forms 2

PDF CIL Form 1 Additional Information Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 1 Apr 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 27

Associated applications 9

Full7 Jan 20262025/1579/FULLThis application
Proposed redevelopment of the site to provide employment floorspace for a flexible range of uses (within Classes E(g)(iii), B2…
Conditions details submitted for 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 14, 18
- ConditionsDischarge of Condition 14 (Remediation Scheme)4 Aug 20262026/3263/COND
- ConditionsDischarge of Condition 4 (Levels).17 Jun 20262026/2504/COND
- ConditionsDischarge of Conditions 12 (EV Charging Points).17 Jun 20262026/2654/COND
- Show 5 earlier · 5 approved
  - ConditionsDischarge of Condition 18 (Surface Water Drainage).17 Jun 20262026/2655/COND
  - ConditionsDischarge of Condition 3 (Materials).18 May 20262026/2172/COND
  - ConditionsDischarge of condition 13 [Remediation Scheme]19 Feb 20262026/0793/COND
  - ConditionsDischarge of pre-commencement covenants 2.1 and 2.2 (Construction Training Contribution), 3.1…19 Feb 20262026/0808/106D
  - ConditionsDischarge of Condition 9 Biodiversity. 10 Construction Environment Management Plan. 11…27 Jan 20262026/0460/COND

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 Northampton 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 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: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: NN4 7BZ
Received: 1 Apr 2025
Validated: 1 Apr 2025
Ward: Nene Valley Ward
Parish: Hardingstone Parish Council
Target decision: 7 Jan 2026
Decision: Approval
Decision date: 7 Jan 2026
Decision level: Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: Rapleys LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 281 days from validation, 183 days slower than West Northamptonshire's median of 98 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

This one281d

Council98d

UK56d

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: 20 Aug 2025
Committee: 6 Nov 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved

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Installation of Portakabin buildings to provide a decant office and storage unit for 18 m…

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2020 Approved

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Installation of car park safety lighting

N/2020/1353 22 Dec 2020

2018 Approved

Alcura House Units A And B Compass Business Park, Caswell Road, Northampton, NN4 7BZ

Construction of lightweight, demountable structure to form a covered loading area to exis…

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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%).

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