4 Pondwood Close Northampton NN3 6RT

Pending 2026/1949/FULL

Change of use Schools, care & community

Council

West Northamptonshire 1.8/10

Date received

2 Jun 2026

Date validated

2 Jun 2026

Postcode

NN3 6RT

Description

Change of use from B2 to F1 Day Centre Retrospective

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Nearby new applications

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Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 1...

2026/1378/PND - 10 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

Springline Limited Pondwood Close Northampton NN3 6RT

Installation of biomass boiler, exhaust flue and associated machinery

2025/4376/FULL 12 Dec 2025

Royal Insurance Tower Royal Insurance Computer Centre Pondwood Close Northampton NN3 6RT

Removal of the existing 32.5m tower and the replacement with a 35m free-standing lattice…

2024/1215/FULL 30 May 2024

Springline Limited , Pondwood Close, Northampton, NN3 6RT

2no Biomass Boilers in shipping containers

WNN/2023/0236 20 Apr 2023

Pondwood House 8 Pondwood Close Northampton Northamptonshire NN3 6RT

New single illuminated 48-sheet digital advertisement display on land at Pondwood House

WNN/2021/0135 19 Jul 2021

Pondwood House 8 Pondwood Close Northampton Northamptonshire NN3 6RT

Change of use of part of existing Warehouse (78sqm) (Use Class B1) to Retail (Use Class A…

N/2018/0388 29 May 2018

Moulton House, 8 Pondwood Close, Northampton, NN3 6RT

Change of use of part of ground floor from Warehouse (Use Class B8) to a mixed use busine…

N/2017/0938 20 Sep 2017

West Northamptonshire

Planning Authority Score

#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

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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