Planning application
Tea Shop Limes Farm Main Road Farthinghoe NN13 5PB
Works: Windows or glazing
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 The Limes Farm tea room (Use Class Eb) to restaurant with associated full kitchen, opening hours and outside seating area on gravel (use Class Eb) includes window regularisation (part retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 2026/1980/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1980/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 May 2026
- Ward
- Middleton Cheney
- Parish
- Farthinghoe
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- NN13 5PB
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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2026/2143/LBC Awaiting decision
Tea Shop Limes Farm Main Road Farthinghoe NN13 5PB
Listed building consent for change of use of The Limes Farm tea room (Use Class Eb) to restaurant with associated full kitchen, opening hours and outside seating area on gravel (use Class Eb) includes window regularisation (part retrospective)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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27 May 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 22 July 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
32 documents on file for this application
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