Unit 2 at 7 Letts Road Northampton NN4 8HQ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0245/FULL - Full Planning Permission 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)

Proposal

Retrospective Construction of Roof Structure Creating a Side Extension to the Building & 5no. Shipping Containers Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

8 Jan 2026

Decision

Expected by 5 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 249. The consultation period closed on 22 Apr 2026.

Documents 25

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

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Also on the record

Nature improvement area: Nene Valley; Inside the Northampton built-up area.

Not affected

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
Postcode: NN4 8HQ
Received: 8 Jan 2026
Validated: 8 Jan 2026
Ward: Far Cotton, Delapre and Briar Hill Ward
Parish: Far Cotton and Delapre Community Council
Target decision: 5 Mar 2026
Decision level: Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 249, past the statutory target. 33% of full applications in West Northamptonshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

target

predicted

Day 249193 days past the 56-day target

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: 22 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved

7 Letts Road Northampton Northamptonshire NN4 8HQ

Workshop extension to existing building to provide a new car body repair workshop- part r…

N/2019/1527 12 Mar 2020

2019 Approved

7 Letts Road, Northampton, NN4 8HQ

Extension to existing building to provide new car body repair workshop

N/2019/0436 21 Jun 2019

2018 Approved

A Days Reuse Centre 9 Letts Road Northampton Northamptonshire NN4 8HL

Change of use of building to motorcycle dealership (Sui Generis)

N/2018/0797 22 Aug 2018

2017 Approved

Bearward Engineering Letts Road Northampton Northamptonshire NN4 8HQ

Removal of existing cladded wash screening and construction of canopy

N/2017/1540 19 Feb 2018

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

Unit 2 at 7 Letts Road Northampton NN4 8HQ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 25

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 7

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 9

Other documents 5