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Middleton Cheney planning approval rate

Middleton Cheney ward in West Northamptonshire has a 83.3% approval rate based on 30 planning decisions. West Northamptonshire overall: 91.5%.

Last updated: September 2026

83.3%
ward approval rate
30
Decisions
25
Approved
5
Refused
91.5%
West Northamptonshire average

Middleton Cheney is 8.2 percentage points below the West Northamptonshire average, placing it among the stricter wards in West Northamptonshire. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.

How Middleton Cheney compares

Middleton Cheney ward (30 decided)
83.3%
West Northamptonshire overall (152 decided)
91.5%
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Recent decisions in Middleton Cheney

2026/1767/MAF
Change of use from agriculture to dog exercise field, retention of hardsurface p · 2026-09-08
Approved
2026/3149/TCA
Reduce and reshape established Magnolia tree in the front garden. Remove young S · 2026-09-03
Approved
2026/2401/LDP
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for construction of detatched garage · 2026-08-28
Approved
2026/2230/HH
Erection of Single Storey Side Extension and Two Storey Rear Extension · 2026-08-20
Approved
2026/2250/LBC
Listed building consent for the demolition of an outbuilding within the curtilag · 2026-08-12
Refused

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Other wards in West Northamptonshire

Rural South Ward (92.7%) Towcester Ward (100.0%) Castle Ward (91.7%) Braunston & Crick Ward (100.0%) Deanshanger and Paulerspury Ward (81.0%)
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