Planning application
NBC Car Park St Peters Way Northampton NN1 1SZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use to rental vehicle premises (Sui Generis) comprising parking, storage, preparation and minor maintenance of rental vehicles, new office, new rental vehicle wash bay and associated works.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0160/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0160/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 1SZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/3261/COND Awaiting decision
Nbc Car Park St Peters Way Northampton NN1 1SZ
Discharge of Condition 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement) of planning permission 2026/0160/FULL (Change of use to rental vehicle premise (Sui Generis) comprising parking, storage, preparation and minor maintenance of rental vehicles, new office, new rental vehicle wash bay and associated works).
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2026/2539/COND Granted
Nbc Car Park St Peters Way Northampton NN1 1SZ
Discharge of Condition 3 (Schedule of Materials) of planning permission 2026/0160/FULL (Change of use to rental vehicle premises (Sui Generis) comprising parking, storage, preparation and minor maintenance of rental vehicles, new office, new rental vehicle wash bay and associated works).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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29 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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2026/3261/COND Awaiting decision
Nbc Car Park St Peters Way Northampton NN1 1SZ
Discharge of Condition 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement) of planning permission 2026/0160/FULL (Change of use to rental vehicle premise (Sui Generis) comprising parking, storage, preparation and minor maintenance of rental vehicles, new office, new rental vehicle wash bay and associated works).
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2026/2539/COND Granted
Nbc Car Park St Peters Way Northampton NN1 1SZ
Discharge of Condition 3 (Schedule of Materials) of planning permission 2026/0160/FULL (Change of use to rental vehicle premises (Sui Generis) comprising parking, storage, preparation and minor maintenance of rental vehicles, new office, new rental vehicle wash bay and associated works).
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2026/0162/ADV Granted
NBC Car Park St Peters Way Northampton NN11SZ
Advertisement consent for 4No. 'enterprise rent-a-car' fascia signs (attached to each fascia of the proposed rental vehicle office), one large double sided 'enterprise car club: 24/7 rental' post-mounted stall sign and post-mounted "Car Return" stall sign (3No.) associated with planning application 2026/0160/FULL.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 30 April 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.
About full applications
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Nbc Car Park St Peters Way Northampton NN1 1SZ
Discharge of Condition 3 (Schedule of Materials) of planning permission 2026/0160/FULL (Change of use to rental vehicle premises (Sui Generis) comprising parking, storage, preparation and minor maintenance of rental vehicles, new office, new rental vehicle wash bay and associated works).
Granted Conditions 6 docs -
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Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs -
NBC Car Park St Peters Way Northampton NN11SZ
Advertisement consent for 4No. 'enterprise rent-a-car' fascia signs (attached to each fascia of the proposed rental vehicle office), one large double sided 'enterprise car club: 24/7 rental' post-mounted stall sign and post-mounted "Car Return" stall sign (3No.) associated with planning application 2026/0160/FULL.
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