Planning application
4 Sketty Close Northampton NN4 7PL
Works: Demolition
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 11, Class B of the above Order) for demolition of Building to facilitate the redevelopment of the site.
As published by the council, reference 2026/3873/PND
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3873/PND
- Type
- Prior Notification Determination
- Status
- 3 - Case Officer Allocated (1-10)
- Received
- 21 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Nene Valley Ward
- Parish
- Hardingstone Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN4 7PL
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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2026/2402/MAF Awaiting decision
4 Sketty Close Northampton NN4 7PL
Demolition of the existing buildings and structures. Erection of a new warehouse building for manufacturing, storage and distribution with ancillary office space and staff facilities. Parking, servicing yard, bin store, landscaping, new gate and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Sep 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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 69 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 prior approval applications in a median of 42 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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4 Sketty Close Northampton NN4 7PL
88% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct
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Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 79 docsMajor scheme -
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