Planning application
Pets At Home Firs Avenue Northampton NN4 9BF
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 14, Class J of the above Order) for installation of a roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) array.
As published by the council, reference 2026/3638/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3638/PA
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- 3 - Case Officer Allocated (1-10)
- Received
- 2 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Upton Ward
- Parish
- Hunsbury Meadows Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN4 9BF
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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2026/3605/ADV Awaiting decision
Pets At Home Firs Avenue Northampton NN4 9BF
1No illuminated building sign
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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15 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 November 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 68 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
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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 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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