Brownfield land in West Northamptonshire: 86 sites on the register
West Northamptonshire Council has published 86 brownfield sites in West Northamptonshire on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 59.2 hectares with an estimated capacity of 3,413 dwellings.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the West Northamptonshire register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton: Ransome Road/Nunn Mills Road NN4 8AA | 11.85 | 217 | permissioned |
| Northampton: University of Northampton Avenue Campus, St Georges Avenue NN2 6JA | 6.03 | 200 | permissioned |
| Northampton: Railway Station (Railfreight), St Andrews Road NN1 2SD | 5.68 | 200 | not yet |
| Northampton: 381 Harlestone Road NN5 6PD | 3.01 | 84 | not yet |
| Brixworth: Old Station Yard, Station Road NN6 9BP | 2.86 | 9 | permissioned |
| Northampton: Former St Crispins Hospital, St Crispin Drive NN5 4DN | 2.75 | 235 | permissioned |
| Northampton: Railway Station Car Park, St Andrews Road NN1 2PB | 2.13 | 280 | not yet |
| Northampton: Ryland Soans Garage, Harlestone Road NN5 6PD | 1.93 | 62 | not yet |
Source: West Northamptonshire Council brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own. 3 further entries repeat the area of a site already listed (councils often record a whole site's area against each phase), so that land is counted once.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the West Northamptonshire register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 3,413 is what the council thinks West Northamptonshire’s register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register West Northamptonshire
- Development land in West Northamptonshire
- How much brownfield land is there in West Northamptonshire?
- Where can I build houses in West Northamptonshire?
- West Northamptonshire land availability assessment
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