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Waterloo House 21 Market Square Northampton NN1 2DQ

Awaiting decision West Northamptonshire 2026/1304/FULL Full Planning Permission

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

  1. 12 Mar 2026

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 28 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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 69 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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What 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 109 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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