Planning application
Unit A1B 1 5 Fairground Way Northampton NN3 9HU
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Non Material Amendment for relocation of customer entrance, replacement piers, provision of anti-ram bollards and relocation of trolley bays to 2024/2747/FULL (Extension of retail unit, external alterations to facilitate subdivision, removal of existing garden centre and the widening of the goods permitted to be sold to include the sale of food and drink from unit A1(B). )
As published by the council, reference 2026/2810/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2810/NMA
- Type
- Non Material Amendment to a Planning Permission
- Status
- 3 - Case Officer Allocated (1-10)
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Billing Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN3 9HU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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13 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 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
7 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with West Northamptonshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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