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2026/1770/MAF - Full Planning Permission (Major) 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)

Proposal

Erection of a health, fitness and racquets club, including 3 no. weather-protected tennis courts, 3 no. padel courts with canopies, 1 no. Multi-use Games Area, 1 no. Battle Box facility, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, indoor 2-court sports hall, gym and studio facilities, internal spa facilities and external spa garden, child activity area, lounge and food and drink uses, terrace area, together with ancillary facilities, car and cycle parking, servicing, landscaping and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 12:15

Application progress

✓

Received

10 Apr 2026

✓

Validated

13 Apr 2026

Decision

Target date was 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 199.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

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Documents 156

Statements & assessments 24

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗

PDF Transport Assessment Document · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 26

Application forms 2

PDF CIL Form 1 Additional Information Document · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 81

Associated applications 4

Full13 Apr 20262026/1770/MAFThis application
Erection of a health, fitness and racquets club, including 3 no. weather-protected tennis courts, 3 no. padel courts…
Reserved matters5 Jun 2023council archive
- AmendmentNon material amendment to changes the bin collection points7 Oct 20252025/4034/NMA
Lawfulness6 Aug 20262026/3434/LDP
Lawful development certificate (proposed to confirm the construction of any development which is authorised including on plots…

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3a

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

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.

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Also on the record

National infrastructure project about 1254 m away: Green Hill Solar Farm.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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 (Major)
Received: 10 Apr 2026
Validated: 13 Apr 2026
Ward: Moulton Ward
Parish: Overstone
Target decision: 15 Oct 2026
Decision level: Schedule 2- Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Lichfields

Decision outlook

Day 199, past the statutory target. 63% of commercial and major works in West Northamptonshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 199143 days past the 56-day target

25%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

65decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 28 Oct 2026

West Northamptonshire

Planning Authority Score

1.7/10

Poor

#280 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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