Chasers New Street Daventry NN11 4BT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0525/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of former drinking establishment and nightclub to a mixed restaurant and hot food takeaway (sui generis use), incorporating the addition of a ramp to the front entrance, the replacement of 2 existing freestanding external condenser units with 1 condenser unit, external refuse and recycling stores and bicycle and moped/motorcycle parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Feb 2026
✓
Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 67

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

  • Licence Chasers Premises licence · in force since 25 Nov 2020 Licensed hours: alcohol until 02:00 (Thu 03:00, Fri-Sat 04:00)
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 27 Oct 2022

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 5

28 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 5, New Street, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 22 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 28 with distances
Historic England ↗
Daventry conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 470 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Inside the Daventry built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NN11 4BT
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Daventry South
Parish
Daventry
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 173 days from validation, 90 days slower than West Northamptonshire's median of 83 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

30%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Northamptonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Northamptonshire decision record →

Public comments

2comments received

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Jul 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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