Planning application
Ratcliff House 43 45 Salthouse Road Northampton NN4 7EX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of 3no portal frame commercial units.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0738/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0738/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 5 - Site Visit Complete (1-10)
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Nene Valley Ward
- Parish
- Hardingstone Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN4 7EX
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2024/3929/FULL Granted
Ratcliff House 43 45 Salthouse Road Northampton NN4 7EX
New security fence around commercial unit
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 April 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
48 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Northamptonshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Northamptonshire decided full applications in a median of 101 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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