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Middleton House 9 High Street Weston NN12 8PU

2026/0783/FULLFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 9 April 2026

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

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Single-storey front extension

Received
12 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Rural South Ward
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.28 Mar
  4. Target9 Apr
  5. Decided9 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a front extension at Middleton House 9 High Street Weston NN12 8PU. West Northamptonshire has handled 9,971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks quicker than West Northamptonshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Weston conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 223 applications across Rural South Ward. We hold 1,992 applications in total for the NN12 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 development, by reason of its siting to the front of the existing dwelling and its design, would result in an unacceptable form of development, which would unsympathetically alter the existing dwelling. The resulting impact would give rise to harm to the character of the existing dwelling and the surrounding area, along with a low degree of less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Weston Conservation Area, which would not be outweighed by public benefits. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Section 72 of The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Policies BN5 & R1 of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy Local Plan (Part 1), Policies SS2, SDP1 & HE6 of the South Northamptonshire Local Plan Part 2 , Paragraphs 213 and 215 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Chapter 4 of the South Northamptonshire Design Guide. 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
NN12 8PU
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Weston & Weedon

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2026
Last date for comments
28 March 2026
Target decision date
9 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Alex Stevenson 86 Ridgeway Northampton NN3 3AR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Weston
  • Listed building: Grade II: Home Farm CottageOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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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