20 Portway Drive Croughton NN13 5NA Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3832/HH - Householder Planning Permission 3 - Case Officer Allocated (1-10)

Proposal

First floor extension above an existing ground floor garage conversion, replace a front window and a rear window with a window and door set. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Dec 2026 and 14 Jan 2027, from West Northamptonshire's recent extensions.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Croughton (West Northamptonshire) 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 27 October 2026. 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

Application type
Householder Planning Permission
Postcode
NN13 5NA
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Middleton Cheney
Parish
Croughton
Target decision
18 Dec 2026
Decision level
Schedule 2- Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
GD Cooper Architectural Design

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. West Northamptonshire usually decides extensions by day 74.

Day 569 days to the predicted decision (day 74)
28%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
712decided in the last year

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

West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#280 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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%).

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