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University Of Northampton Waterside Campus University Drive Northampton NN1 5PH

2026/0541/FULLFull Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Construction of a single storey detached children’s day nursery with associated car parking, play areas and landscaping.

Received
2 February 2026
Decision due
30 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Far Cotton, Delapre and Briar Hill Ward
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.1 Apr
  4. Target30 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 1 April.

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About this application

This is a full planning application at University Of Northampton Waterside Campus University Drive Northampton NN1 5PH. West Northamptonshire has handled 9,971 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Far Cotton, Delapre and Briar Hill Ward. We hold 1,931 applications in total for the NN1 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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Application details

Postcode
NN1 5PH
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Far Cotton and Delapre Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026
Last date for comments
1 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Ms Catherine Mason 33 Margaret Street London W1G 0JD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
27

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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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