Planning application
Land at Nene Valley Retail Park (Units 3A, 3B, A, B, C1 and C2) St James Mill Road East Northampton NN1 1ET
Works: Demolition Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition or partial demolition of fire damaged buildings and erection of new (replacement) buildings for use as ‘retail’ (Class E)
As published by the council, reference 2025/4357/MAF
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4357/MAF
- Type
- Full Planning Permission (Major)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- NN1 1ET
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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30 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 May 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 12 May 2026, 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.
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