Planning application
Far Cotton Working Mens Club Main Road Far Cotton Northampton NN4 8EN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use working mens club with associated residential accommodation to place of worship with associated residential accommodation
As published by the council, reference 2026/1253/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1253/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Far Cotton, Delapre and Briar Hill Ward
- Parish
- Far Cotton and Delapre Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN4 8EN
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/4212/FULL Granted
Far Cotton Working Mens Club Main Road Far Cotton Northampton NN4 8EN
Change of Use from Use Class Sui Generis to Use Classes F1(f) [Public & Community Use], E(b) [Commercial, Business & Service Use], and Community/youth outreach space (Sui Generis).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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31 Mar 2026
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 26 May 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
13 documents on file for this application
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