Planning application
White Hills Post Office 12 Whitehills Crescent Northampton NN2 8EP
Works: Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Remove shopfront and fit new shopfront. 2 No new ramps to main front entrance door.
As published by the council, reference 2026/3714/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3714/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 5 - Site Visit Complete (1-10)
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Kingsthorpe North Ward
- Parish
- Kingsthorpe Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN2 8EP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Oct 2026
Status changed to 5 - Site Visit Complete (1-10)
Previously 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10).
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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
7 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 109 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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