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2026/2402/MAF - Full Planning Permission (Major) 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)

Proposal

Demolition of the existing buildings and structures. Erection of a new warehouse building for manufacturing, storage and distribution with ancillary office space and staff facilities. Parking, servicing yard, bin store, landscaping, new gate and associated works… Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Sept 2026, 17:45

Application progress

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Received

14 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Nov 2026, from West Northamptonshire's recent full applications. Comments are open until 18 Sept 2026.

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Documents 78

Statements & assessments 20

Plans & drawings 28

Application forms 3

PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL Form 1 Additional Information Document · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 13

Site constraints 2

Also on the record

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: Full Planning Permission (Major)
Postcode: NN4 7PL
Received: 14 Jul 2026
Validated: 14 Jul 2026
Ward: Nene Valley Ward
Parish: Hardingstone Parish Council
Target decision: 13 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 62 of the 56-day target. West Northamptonshire usually decides full applications by day 111.

target

prediction

Day 6249 days to the predicted decision (day 111)

4%decided within 8 weeks

90%approved

815decided in the last year

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: 18 Sept 2026

West Northamptonshire

Planning Authority Score

1.7/10

Poor

#280 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

4 Sketty Close Northampton NN4 7PL Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 78

Statements & assessments 20

Plans & drawings 28

Application forms 3

Consultation & comments 13

Other documents 14

Site constraints 2

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