Planning application
Unit 3A St James Retail Park Towcester Road Northampton NN1 1EE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Advertisement Consent for internally illuminated LED display sign
As published by the council, reference 2024/2968/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/2968/ADV
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 12 Jun 2024
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2024
- Decided
- 17 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 1EE
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2024/1187/FULL Granted
Unit 3A, St James Retail Park, Towcester Road, Northampton, NN1 1EE
Part change of use from Class E(d) to Class E(a) to allow Unit 3A (at ground and mezzanine level) to be used for retail sales within Class E(a
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2024
Received by West Northamptonshire
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18 Jun 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Approval
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 17 October 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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