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Waterloo House 21 Market Square Northampton NN1 2DQ

2026/1304/FULLFull Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor unit from betting shop to flexible use for combined restaurant, delicatessen, cafe, drinking establishment, hot food takeaway and commercial retail premise. Installation of external plant for kitchen extraction

Received
12 March 2026
Decision due
23 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Castle Ward
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated28 Apr
  3. Consult.17 Jun
  4. Target23 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Waterloo House 21 Market Square Northampton NN1 2DQ. West Northamptonshire has handled 9,971 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the All Saints conservation area, with 20 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 2DQ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Northampton Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 April 2026
Last date for comments
17 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Indy Shokar Unit 2 Bluelion Place London SE1 4PU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
18

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: All Saints
  • 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 (21)

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, 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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