Planning application
Former John Drydon House and Lakeside House The Lakes Northampton
Works: Demolition Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of existing office buildings and erection of three employment use buildings (Use Classes E(g)(iii), B2 and/or B8), access, parking, service yard space, landscaping and associated development infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1321/MAF
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1321/MAF
- Type
- Full Planning Permission (Major)
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Cogenhoe and The Houghtons Ward
- Parish
- Great Houghton Parish Council
- Decision by
- Committee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 July 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. 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
91 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Northamptonshire for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen 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.
About full applications
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