Bridge Farm Greens Norton Road Greens Norton Towcester Data via plota.co.uk

2025/2027/PA - Prior Approval Approved

Proposal

Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Class Q of Part 3 of the above Order) for the change of use of an existing portal framed agricultural building to a dwelling house (Use Class C3) with associated building operations in respect of: the transport and highways impact of the development; noise impacts of the development, contamination risks on the site; flooding risks on the site; whether the siting and location of the buildings makes it impractical or undesirable to change the use; and the design and external appearance of the building. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 23 Oct 2026, 23:29

Application progress

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Received

19 May 2025

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Approved

11 Jul 2025

Approved on 11 Jul 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents 19

Associated applications 3

Prior approval11 Jul 20252025/2027/PAThis application
Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Class Q of Part 3 of the above Order) for the change of use…
Conditions details submitted for 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- ConditionsDischarge of Conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Joinery Details), 5 (Meter Housing), 6 (Boundary…22 Dec 20252026/0057/COND
- AmendmentNon-material Amendment to allow external alterations, including two air source heat pumps…22 Dec 20252025/5332/NMA

Site constraints 5

8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 21, High Street, Grade II, about 18 m from the postcode pin · 8 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 8 with distances

18 m21, High StreetGrade II
24 m19, High StreetGrade II
29 mThe Old GateGrade II
47 m24, High StreetGrade II
94 m39, High StreetGrade II
111 m34, High StreetGrade II
121 m1 and 3 Blakesley HillGrade II
146 m1, High StreetGrade II

Historic England ↗

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

Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Greens Norton 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. 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 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: Prior Approval
Received: 19 May 2025
Validated: 19 May 2025
Ward: Towcester Ward
Parish: Towcester
Target decision: 13 Jul 2025
Decision: Prior Approval Granted
Decision date: 11 Jul 2025
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Berrys

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 29 days faster than West Northamptonshire's median of 82 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

This one53d

Council82d

UK56d

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 30 Jun 2025

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

Bridge Farm Greens Norton Road Greens Norton Towcester Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 19

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 1

Plans & drawings 7

Application forms 3

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 4