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15 Greenglades Northampton NN4 9YW

2024/5259/FULLFull Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 29 May 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Single storey side extension & extension to garage.

Received
11 November 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sixfields Unitary Ward
  1. Received11 Nov
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.10 Jul
  4. Target20 Jun
  5. Decided29 May

Decided in 555 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at 15 Greenglades Northampton NN4 9YW. West Northamptonshire has handled 9,971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 564 days, 71 weeks longer than West Northamptonshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,608 applications in total for the NN4 postcode area.

89% of full applications at West Northamptonshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed formation of a new vehicular access, by reason of its failure to provide adequate pedestrian visibility splays which would obstruct intervisibility between drivers and pedestrians, would result in a substandard and unsafe access arrangement. The development would therefore give rise to an unacceptable impact on highway safety, contrary to Policy MO2 of the Northampton Local Plan Part 2 (2011–2029), Policy C2 of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (Part 1) and the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework. Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 and paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework In accordance with the above, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL has worked with the applicant in a

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NN4 9YW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
West Hunsbury Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 November 2024
Last date for comments
10 July 2025
Target decision date
20 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Philip Corbett 6 Carrington Gardens Wakes Mwadow Northampton NN3 9UL

Planning decision

Statutory period
212 days

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: West Northamptonshire

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