Planning application
Waterloo House 21 Market Square Northampton NN1 2DQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor unit from betting shop to flexible use for combined restaurant, delicatessen, cafe, drinking establishment, hot food takeaway and commercial retail premise. Installation of external plant for kitchen extraction
As published by the council, reference 2026/1304/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1304/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 2DQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Mar 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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28 Apr 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 23 June 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
18 documents on file for this application
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