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Billing Centre British Gas Plc St Peters Way Northampton

Awaiting decision West Northamptonshire 2026/3642/MAF Full Planning Permission

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Construction of a new factory workshop attached and to the rear of Horizon House for production and logistics uses (Use Class B2 and B8), staff facilities, showroom space and an ancillary shop (Use Class E); part demolition, elevational changes and change of use of Horizon House for office use (Class E); highway works and access arrangements, associated car and cycle parking, service yard, landscaping, boundary treatment works, external lighting, drainage and other associated ancillary works, plant equipment and associated infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 2026/3642/MAF

Application record

Reference
2026/3642/MAF
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Decision by
Committee

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Aug 2026

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 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 69 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

78 documents on file for this application

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What 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 109 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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