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The Optimist 23 25 St Giles Street Northampton NN1 1JA

2026/0904/FULLFull Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Alterations to exterior of The Optimist including replacement signage, LED Floodlights, wall lights and faux trough planters.

Received
20 February 2026
Decision due
17 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Castle Ward
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.2 Apr
  4. Target17 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 2 April.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for signage at The Optimist 23 25 St Giles Street Northampton NN1 1JA. West Northamptonshire has handled 9,971 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Derngate conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 140 applications across Castle 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 1JA
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Northampton Town Council

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Gareth Morgan Unit 10 B Springvale Industrial Park, Union Street BILSTON WV140QT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Derngate
  • Brownfield land register: Northampton: 4 St Giles Street NN1 1JARegister site at or near this address
  • 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, 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 and heritage coasts.

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.

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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