North Northamptonshire Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
North Northamptonshire Council decided more than 2,500 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 64 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on North Northamptonshire Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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30 October 2026 · Approved
Old School Building School Lane Kettering NN16 0DH · 26/02402/3MACOU
Figures for North Northamptonshire Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,500 |
|---|---|
| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 64 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 9%of more than 500 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 7 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | Too few appeals |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2020 |
| Local Plan policies held | 43plan adopted 2016 |
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.