Billing Centre British Gas Plc St Peters Way Northampton
Proposal
Construction of a new factory workshop attached and to the rear of Horizon House for production and logistics uses (Use Class B2 and B8), staff facilities, showroom space and an ancillary shop (Use Class E); part demolition, elevational changes and change of use of Horizon House for office use (Class E); highway works and access arrangements, associated car and cycle parking, service yard, landscaping, boundary treatment works, external lighting, drainage and other associated ancillary works, plant equipment and associated infrastructure.
- Received
- 19 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 18 November 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted19 Aug
- ValidatedValidated19 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date18 Nov
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for demolition at Billing Centre British Gas Plc St Peters Way Northampton. West Northamptonshire has handled 94 applications of this type and approves 75% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. It was submitted on 19 August 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 132 applications across Castle Ward.
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- Conservation area: All Saints
- Brownfield land register: Northampton: 1st and 2nd Floors, 6 Abington Street NN1 2AJRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 5.9 miNorthamptonRTPI
- 11.2 miDaventryRTPI
- 13.8 miMilton KeynesRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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