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Bearward Engineering Ltd Main Road Far Cotton Northampton NN4 8HJ

2026/1488/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 18 June 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

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

Proposal

Erection of steel framed storage building bolted to existing hardstanding for storage ancillary to existing use

Received
20 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Far Cotton, Delapre and Briar Hill Ward
  1. Received20 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.15 May
  4. Target15 May
  5. Decided18 Jun

Decided in 90 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Bearward Engineering Ltd Main Road Far Cotton Northampton NN4 8HJ. West Northamptonshire has handled 9,971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 3 weeks longer than West Northamptonshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Far Cotton, Delapre and Briar Hill Ward. We hold 1,608 applications in total for the NN4 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
NN4 8HJ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Far Cotton and Delapre Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2026
Last date for comments
15 May 2026
Target decision date
15 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Rhydian Eldridge 79 Orchard Avenue Cheltenham GL51 7LG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9

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 3: High 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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