7 Bull Baulk Middleton Cheney OX17 2QE
Refused on 20 May 2026
Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Proposed side elevation 2 storey extension and new front porch
- Received
- 20 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Middleton Cheney
- ReceivedReceived20 Mar
- ValidatedValidated25 Mar
- Consult.Consultation9 May
- TargetTarget Date20 May
- DecidedDecided20 May
Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a porch at 7 Bull Baulk Middleton Cheney OX17 2QE. West Northamptonshire has handled 9,971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 9 days quicker than West Northamptonshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 155 applications across Middleton Cheney. We hold 2,187 applications in total for the OX17 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 proposed two-storey side extension, by reason of its contrived roof form (the introduction of a dummy pitch roof to the principal elevation altering in form to a flat roof behind), would appear as an incongruous and poor-quality addition. Due to its prominence, the extension would fail to integrate successfully with the host dwelling and would be harmful to the character and appearance of the street scene. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies SDP1 and SS2 of the South Northamptonshire Local Plan (Part 2) 2011–2029 and Policy H1 of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy. The proposal also fails to accord with the South Northamptonshire Design Guide (2017) and the National Planning Policy Framework in respect of achieving well-designed places. 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
- OX17 2QE
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Middleton Cheney
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 9 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 20 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Brook Cottage 42 Church Street Byfield
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
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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