Planning application
Hawking Tower Boughton Park Boughton NN2 8SQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
To remove approximately 2sq meters of stone from above the doorway and rebuild to the original line using the same stone. Replacement of the upper section of the limestone head (original has separated through the middle and not expected to stay complete). Replacement of the right hand ironstone plinth which has degraded.
As published by the council, reference 2025/4700/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4700/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent (Alteration)
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Moulton Ward
- Parish
- Boughton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN2 8SQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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17 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Northamptonshire took a median of 67 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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