Land adjacent to Pondwood House, 8 Pondwood Close, Northampton NN3 6RT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1707/ADV - Advertisement Consent Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Installation of an internally illuminated digital advertisement display Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Apr 2026
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Approved

Approved on · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Plan - Elevations Document · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Location Plan Document · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Site Plan (Existing) Document · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Site Plan (Proposed) Document · 14 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Response - Consultees Document · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Response - Consultees Document · 29 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Officers Report Document · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Acknowledgement Document · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Reports Document · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Covering Letter Document · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 1

Also on the record
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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
NN3 6RT
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Parklands
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision level
Delegated

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Springline Limited Pondwood Close Northampton NN3 6RT
Installation of biomass boiler, exhaust flue and associated machinery
2025/4376/FULL
2024 Approved
Royal Insurance Tower Royal Insurance Computer Centre Pondwood Close Northampton NN3 6RT
Removal of the existing 32.5m tower and the replacement with a 35m free-standing lattice…
2024/1215/FULL
2023 Approved
Springline Limited , Pondwood Close, Northampton, NN3 6RT
2no Biomass Boilers in shipping containers
WNN/2023/0236
2021 Approved
Pondwood House 8 Pondwood Close Northampton Northamptonshire NN3 6RT
New single illuminated 48-sheet digital advertisement display on land at Pondwood House
WNN/2021/0135
2018 Approved
Pondwood House 8 Pondwood Close Northampton Northamptonshire NN3 6RT
Change of use of part of existing Warehouse (78sqm) (Use Class B1) to Retail (Use Class A…
N/2018/0388
2017 Approved
Moulton House, 8 Pondwood Close, Northampton, NN3 6RT
Change of use of part of ground floor from Warehouse (Use Class B8) to a mixed use busine…
N/2017/0938
West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#280 of 296 councils
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Other 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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings