Unit 9 & 10 Old Station Road Towcester NN12 6QU Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2886/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of Unit 9 and 10 to operate as a garage and MOT centre (Use Class B2 and Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
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Validated
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Biodiversity Checklist Document · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Crime Statement Document · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Document · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF Plan - Location Plan Document · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Elevations (Existing) Document · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Elevations (Existing) Document · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Elevations (Proposed) Document · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Elevations (Proposed) Document · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Site Plan (Existing) Document · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan - Site Plan (Proposed) Document · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF CIL Form 1 Additional Information Document · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Response - Consultees Document · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour - Redacted Response Document · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Officers Report Document · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Acknowledgement Document · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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 6 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

Council
West Northamptonshire
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NN12 6QU
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Towcester Ward
Parish
Towcester
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 26 days faster than West Northamptonshire's median of 82 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

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
6 Sept 2026
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings