Unit 4 St James Trade Park 16 St James Mill Road Northampton NN5 5JH Data via plota.co.uk
2026/3000/ADV - Advertisement Consent
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Proposal
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Approved on · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
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.
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
- Advertisement Consent
- Postcode
- NN5 5JH
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Dallington Spencer Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Target decision
- 7 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision level
- Delegated
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 10 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
15 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
31-33 St James' Mill Road Northampton NN5 5JW
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans ) to relocate covered cantilever timber storage…
2025
Approved
31-33 St James' Mill Road Northampton NN5 5JW
Refurbishment of the existing builders merchants including proposed covered cantilever st…
2023
Approved
Westbridge Depot, 9-13 St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JW
Prior Notification for the demolition of open steel framed building previously used for a…
2023
Approved
Cedos Building Westbridge Depot 9 - 13 St James Mill Road Northampton Northamptonshire NN5 5JW
Prior Notification of Demolition of Victorian Factory Building known as the CEDOS Building
2022
Approved
7 St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JW
Various illuminated and non-illuminated signage
2021
Approved
7 St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JW
Change of Use from Retail to Veterinary Hospital and Pet Care Centre, including external…
2022
Approved
Siri Guru Singh Sabha Northampton , 35 - 37 St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JW
Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission N/2015/0479 (Change of Use from Offices (Us…
2021
Approved
27 - 33 St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JW
Replacement of totem and logo sign and new Permaflag displays
2020
Approved
Unit 9 St James Trade Park 6 St James Mill Road Northampton Northamptonshire NN5 5JH
Change of Use from Motorcycle Dealership (Sui Generis) to Storage and Distribution (Use C…
2020
Approved
5A St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JW
1no internally illuminated flex fascia sign and 2no non-illuminated window graphics
2019
Approved
5A St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JW
Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission N/2019/0035 (Sub division of existing retai…
2019
Approved
5A St James Mill Road Northampton Northamptonshire NN5 5JW
Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission N/2019/0035 (Sub division of existing retai…
2019
Approved
5A St James Mill Road Northampton Northamptonshire NN5 5JW
Sub division of existing retail warehouse unit, Unit 4, into two separate lettable units…
2017
Approved
The Fabric Warehouse , 30 - 32 St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JW
Change of Use from Use Class B8 to Use Class B2. Re-clad two external walls of the buildi…
West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#280 of 296 councils
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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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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
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