Wootton Park School, Wootton Hall Park, Northampton, NN4 0HZ Data via plota.co.uk

2025/2680/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Permanent retention of modular classroom building (Retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2025
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Appeal dismissed
24 Jun 2025
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Validated
8 Jul 2025
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Approved
9 Mar 2026

Approved on 9 Mar 2026 · Committee · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Documents 63

Consultation & comments 43

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Registered battlefield about 223 m away: Battle of Northampton 1460; 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 14 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.

Building

Floor area8,911 m² (95,917 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 31)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Education
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NN4 0HZ
Received
8 May 2025
Validated
8 Jul 2025
Ward
Hunsbury Ward
Parish
East Hunsbury Parish Council
Target decision
11 Mar 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
9 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee
Appeal
Dismissed · 24 Jun 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3364128 ↗
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How this decision compares

Decided in 244 days from validation, 146 days slower than West Northamptonshire's median of 98 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

11%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Mar 2026
Committee
5 Feb 2026
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.