Heyford Hills Farm Furnace Lane Nether Heyford NN7 3LB
Pending
2026/1331/FULL
Description
Change of Use to Café with Ancillary Retail Sales, Storage and Parking (Use Class E). Retrospective.
Historical activity at this location
7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Withdrawn
W H Barley Furnace Lane Nether Heyford NN7 3LB
Enclosure of existing service yard canopy to form new two bay commercial vehicle workshop.
2023
Approved
New Creation Farm Furnace Lane Nether Heyford NN7 3LB
Notification of installation of electronic communications for the proposed upgrade compri…
2022
Approved
New Creation Farm Furnace Lane Nether Heyford NN7 3LB
Change of use of existing building to specialist veterinary referral unit, with associate…
2022
Approved
New Creation Farm Furnace Lane Nether Heyford NN7 3LB
Notification of installation of electronic communications for the removal and replacement…
2019
Approved
New Creation Farm New Creation Farm Furnace Lane Nether Heyford NN7 3LB
Erection of a new farm building including the siting of 2 x 40ft containers for wood dryi…
2019
Approved
New Creation Farm Furnace Lane Nether Heyford NN7 3LB
Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Class A of Part 6 of the ab…
2017
Approved
Furnace Lane, S/O Wickes Building Supplies Ltd, Furnace Lane, Nether Heyford, Northampton, NN7 3LB
Notification of installation of electronic communications to install 1 no. DSLAM equipmen…
West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#272 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
West Northamptonshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #290 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 75% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).
Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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West Northamptonshire decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #125 of 292
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #139 of 292
25%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #290 of 292
75%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #290 of 292
78%
Minor dwellings approved
177 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
201 decided
1,812
Total decisions
182 refused in 2025