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Development Control Thresholds

Development Type Northampton Town Centre Action Plan Area Rest of Development Area 
Housing (Class C3)  1 or more new units

50 units; or 1ha site area, whichever is the smaller

Mixed Use (Developments involving more than one land use, e.g. Residential and commercial) All applications 2500m2 floorspace; or 1ha site area, whichever is the smaller
B1; Office, R&D, Light Industry All applications  2500m2 floorspace; or 1ha site area, whichever is the smaller
B2, B8 General Industry All applications 2500m2 floorspace; or 1ha site area, whichever is the smaller
Retail (Class A1, A3-A5) All applications 2500m2 floorspace
Retail (Class A2) All applications None
Leisure, Attractions & Recreational Facilities (Class D2) All applications 1000m2 floorspace; or 1ha site area, whichever is the smaller
Education, Community Uses (Class C2, D1) All applications 1000m2
Hotels (Class C1) All applications Where part of mixed use over 2500m2
Buildings  N/A Height 15m+
Loss of Development  Any application which results in the loss of development of any of the above types Any application which results in the loss of development greater than above thresholds
Car Park All 50 spaces +
Playing Fields All applications 1ha (loss or prejudice if used as playing field in previous 5 years
Mining/Minerals Quarries All applications 2Ha
Waste Disposal / Recycling All applications Throughput min 20,000 tonnes/annum. To be regarded as strategic
Transport (Roads, aircraft, runway, heliport, air passenger terminal, railway station, bus/coach station, river crossing, river pier, roads)  All applications  All applications

WNDC Development Control Thresholds

Source: The West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 2006 (SI 2006 No 616)

Urban Development Area Maps

Northampton Urban Development Area Map

Daventry Urban Development Area

Towcester Urban Development Area

Northampton Town Centre Action Plan Area