Jones Wholesale Cash And Carry Heathfield Way Northampton NN5 7QY Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2998/FULL - Full Planning Permission 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)

Proposal

Change of use from Use Class B8 [Storage and Distribution] to Use Class B2 [General Industrial] for the production of stainless steel metal hoses and bellows assemblies. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Sept 2026, 17:21

Application progress

✓

Received

6 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 1 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Nov 2026, from West Northamptonshire's recent full applications. Comments are open until 17 Sept 2026.

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Documents 22

Plans & drawings 13

Application forms 2

PDF CIL Form 1 Additional Information Document · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF Response - Consultees Document · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Response - Consultees Document · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Response - Consultees Document · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Member Representation Document · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

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

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
Postcode: NN5 7QY
Received: 6 Aug 2026
Validated: 6 Aug 2026
Ward: Dallington Spencer Ward
Parish: Northampton Town Council
Target decision: 1 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 39 of the 56-day target. West Northamptonshire usually decides full applications by day 111.

target

prediction

Day 3972 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 →

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 17 Sept 2026

West Northamptonshire

Planning Authority Score

1.7/10

Poor

#280 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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