Planning application
40 Market Street Wellingborough NN8 1AA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from bank to adult gaming centre (sui generis)
As published by the council, reference 26/02142/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02142/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Croyland & Swanspool
- Parish
- Wellingborough CP
- Postcode
- NN8 1AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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26/02141/ADV Refused
40 Market Street Wellingborough NN8 1AA
1 x Illuminated Fascia sign; 1 x Doubled Sided Illuminated Projecting sign and 3 x Digitally mounted displays.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Aug 2026
Received by North Northamptonshire
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6 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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29 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously In progress.
What this refusal means
North Northamptonshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About full applications
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