Planning application
Unit A1B 1 5 Fairground Way Northampton NN3 9HU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of plant equipment and baler screening within the service yard of Unit A1(B)
As published by the council, reference 2026/2956/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2956/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Billing Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN3 9HU
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026.
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2026/3044/ADV Awaiting decision
Unit A1B 1 5 Fairground Way Northampton NN3 9HU
Proposed Totem pole advertisement
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2026/2810/NMA Awaiting decision
Unit A1B 1 5 Fairground Way Northampton NN3 9HU
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). )
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2026/2904/ADV Awaiting decision
Unit A1B 1 5 Fairground Way Northampton NN3 9HU
1 x Fascia sign interrnally illuminated, 3x Fascia signs,1x Roundel sign,5x Trolley bay signage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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28 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 September 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
11 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 full applications in a median of 102 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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Granted Conditions Extension 10 docs -
Unit A1B 1 5 Fairground Way Northampton NN3 9HU
94% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct
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). )
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