Planning application
The Bungalow Lings Wood Lings Way Northampton NN3 8BE
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of the above Order) for demolition of building
As published by the council, reference 2026/2766/PND
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2766/PND
- Type
- Prior Notification Determination
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Blackthorn and Rectory Farm Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN3 8BE
Comment by 30 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to West Northamptonshire through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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3 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Sep 2026
Status changed to 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
Previously 3 - Case Officer Allocated (1-10).
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 October 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
9 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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 prior approval applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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