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North Northamptonshire Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Northamptonshire Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,498Searchable applications
648Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 689 approved or refused records
76Refused applications
613 approved · 76 refused · 58 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 May 2023 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Minerals and waste search enquiriesLocal plan Minerals and waste planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application advice for minerals and waste
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas82 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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- Decided26/01544/TPO
T1 Ash - Remove
1 Church Road Hargrave NN9 6BQ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01547/NMA
Installation of 2no. roof windows to rear (West) elevation
46 Polwell Lane Barton Seagrave NN15 6UA
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01548/3QCOU
Convert pumphouse to 1-bedroom dwelling, add rear extension.
Pumping Station Hardwick Village Hardwick
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01549/HFUL
Single storey rear extension.
73 Pennine Way Kettering NN16 9AY
Received 8 Jun 2026 - In progress26/01550/HFUL
Construction of brick based greenhouse
53 Finedon Road Irthlingborough NN9 5TY
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01551/LDP
Certificate of proposed lawfulness for the construction of garden centre and plant nursery with associated parking, and formation of dedicated right turn junction on the A6 in accordance with planning permission NE/21/01799/FUL.
Bungalow A6 Irthlingborough Bypass Irthlingborough NN9 5QH
Received 8 Jun 2026 - In progress26/01552/FUL
Replacement of the existing grass pitch with an artificial all-weather pitch
Latimer Park Polwell Lane Burton Latimer NN15 5PS
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01553/HFUL
Erection of an outbuilding
4 Prebendal Close Nassington PE8 6SB
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01554/HFUL
Reconstruction of an existing porch, with approximate dimensions of 2.925 metres by 1.7 metres
260 Shelley Road Wellingborough NN8 3ED
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01555/VAR
Application under Section 73 for the variation of Condition 3 (approved plans) of NE/24/01061/FUL, to substitute drawing 20212204 with revised drawing 20212204A
207 Avenue Road Rushden NN10 0SN
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01558/ADV
Installation of various signage
Jewson Ltd Pilot Road Corby NN17 5YF
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01559/HFUL
Retrospective planning permission for a ground floor rear extension projecting 3m from the original rear wall, including amendments to the scheme previously approved under reference NE/23/00098/FUL
139 Finedon Road Irthlingborough NN9 5TY
Received 22 May 2026 - In progress26/01561/HFUL
Erection of a four bay carport and summer room to the side of the property
The Old Vicarage Kettering Road Pytchley NN14 1EP
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01562/TCA
T1: Bay - reduce by 50% in heightT2: Holly - reduce by 30%T3: Laurel - reduce by 30%
52 High Street Easton On The Hill PE9 3LN
Received 8 Jun 2026 - In progress26/01563/AOC
Approval of details reserved by condition pursuant to condition 9 (Construction Environmental Management Plan); 10 (Lighting strategy); 17 (Scheme for the Provision of On-Site Foul Drainage Works); 18 (Scheme for Disposal of Surface Water); 30 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (Biodiversity)); 39 ( Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP)) and 54 (Tree Survey) of outline planning permission reference NW/24/00138/OUT
Glenvale Park Phase 2 Development Site Niort Way Wellingborough
Received 8 Jun 2026 - In progress26/01564/AOC
Approval of Details reserved by Condition 4 (design code) of outline planning permission reference NW/24/00138/OUT (partial discharge)
Glenvale Park Phase 2 Development Site Niort Way Wellingborough
Received 8 Jun 2026 - In progress26/01565/AOC
Approval of details reserved by condition pursuant to condition 5 (Phasing Plan), Condition 49 (Walking and Cycling Strategy) and Condition 58 (Advanced Planting) of Outline Planning Permission reference NW/24/00138/OUT
Glenvale Park Phase 2 Development Site Niort Way Wellingborough
Received 8 Jun 2026 - In progress26/01566/REM
Reserved matters application for highway infrastructure and landscaping works off Beaumont Road and Niort Way, pursuant to outline planning permission reference NW/24/00138/OUT for approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale. Including partial discharge of conditions 3 (approval of details), 9 (construction environmental management plan), 10 (lighting strategy), 14 (details of streets), 17 (scheme of provision of on-site foul water drainage), 18 (scheme of disposal of surface water), 30 (construction environmental management plan (biodiversity)), 39 (construction traffic management plan), 54 (tree survey), 59 (green infrastructure strategy) and 61 (landscape management and maintenance plan)
Glenvale Park Phase 2 Development Site Niort Way Wellingborough
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01567/AOC
Approval of details reserved by condition pursuant to condition 19 (Contamination - Remediation Strategy), Condition 22 (A Written Scheme of Investigation for archaeological trial trench evaluation), Condition 23 (Scheme of Archaeological Resource Management), Condition 24 (Archaeology - Exclusion areas (if required)) and Condition 25 (Archaeology - Detail of mitigation areas) of Outline Planning Permission reference NW/24/00138/OUT
Glenvale Park Phase 2 Development Site Niort Way Wellingborough
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01568/HFUL
- Removal of existing bay window and timber porch canopy on the front elevation.- Infill of existing kitchen door on the driveway side elevation.- New external door access on the driveway side elevation.- 2no. new skylights to be installed over the proposed snug.- Replacement external windows and doors throughout, with some alterations to window and doors sizes.- New flat roof entrance canopy above from door.- External wall insulation (EWI) to be installed throughout, EWI on the front gable and proposed entrance canopy to be clad in timber. The rest of the house to be rendered.- Existing PV Panels to be replaced with new units.- ASHP to be replace with new and relocated closer to the house alongside the gable
28 Orchard Lane Woodnewton PE8 5EE
Received 8 Jun 2026 - In progress26/01569/FUL
Change of use to residential including demolition of rear single storey extension and addition of Velux windows and glazing
Cottingham Methodist Church Corby Road Cottingham LE16 8XH
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01570/AGD
Agricultural Prior Approval for the erection of a bird hide for agricultural use
Land At 504433 287113 Barnwell Road Oundle
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01571/AOC
Approval of Details Reserved by condition pursuant to Informative 13 (Biodiversity Gain Informative) in respect of the Overall Site and Partial Discharge of Informative 14 (Biodiversity Gain Informative) in respect of Phase 1 of outline planning permission reference NW/24/00138/OUT
Glenvale Park Phase 2 Development Site Niort Way Wellingborough
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01574/MPO
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Schedule 1, Paragraph 12 (clause 4.4.9) of the Deed of Variation (dated 24th March 2021) to S106 agreement pursuant to Outline Planning Permissions WP/15/00605/VAR and WP/15/00481/VAR.
Land Area 12A Local Centre Stanton Cross Irthlingborough Road East Wellingborough
Received 14 May 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for North Northamptonshire Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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