Planning application
23 Tenter Road Northampton NN3 6AX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from industrial unit (Use Class B2) to a vehicle MOT station and vehicle maintenance site (Sui Generis) together with internal alterations.
As published by the council, reference 2026/3538/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3538/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Parklands
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN3 6AX
Comment by 28 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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13 Aug 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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9 Sep 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
12 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.
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