Planning application
Land Adjacent Caroline Chisholm School Wooldale Road Northampton
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline application (all matters reserved except for access) for a residential led mixed use development comprising up to 1,800 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), together with a local centre, land for a primary school and associated community related uses, with vehicular access from Newport Pagnell Road (B526), Quinton Road, Wootton Road and Wooldale Road, and including associated landscaping, earthworks, sustainable drainage features, parking, engineering works and supporting infrastructure (accompanied by an Environmental Statement)
As published by the council, reference 2026/2392/EIA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2392/EIA
- Type
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Hackleton and Roade Ward
- Parish
- Hackleton
- Decision by
- Committee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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1 Jul 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 26 August 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
245 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 eight weeks. Over the last year West Northamptonshire decided outline applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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