Blue Field Farm Gayton Road Rothersthorpe
Refused on 28 August 2026
Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Demolition of an existing agricultural building with a dwelling, using the established building footprint and siting.
- Received
- 9 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Campion Ward
- ReceivedReceived9 Jan
- ValidatedValidated23 Jan
- Consult.Consultation9 Mar
- TargetTarget Date20 Mar
- DecidedDecided28 Aug
Decided in 217 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Blue Field Farm Gayton Road Rothersthorpe. West Northamptonshire has handled 9,971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 231 days, 23 weeks longer than West Northamptonshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 100 applications across Campion Ward. We hold 2,911 applications in total for the NN7 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
- . The application site is located in an unsustainable location, outside of settlement confines and within the open countryside. The proposed residential development is therefore contrary to SNLP Policy SS1. The proposal fails to meet the criteria set out in Policy S5 and HO11 of the NPPF or to qualify for any of the rural exceptions set out in Policy LH1 (2) including the criteria set out in Policy LH4 (1) as the submitted information is inadequate. Policy LH4 requires robust evidence to demonstrate an essential functional need, financial viability of the business over the previous three years, the absence of suitable alternative accommodation and a structural report to justify why the building is not capable or reuse or conversion. The application is unacceptable and does not provide sufficient justification or evidence to demonstrate there is an essential need for the occupant to be on site at all times, or that the proposal meets the relevant criteria set out for rural exceptions for residential development outside of settlement confines in South Northamptonshire Local Plan and is contrary to Policies SS1, LH1 (2) and LH4 (1) and Policy S5 and HO11 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- NN7 3FH
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Rothersthorpe
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 9 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 20 March 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 25
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: West Northamptonshire
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