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Land North Of Old Head Wood Grafton Road Brigstock

Granted North Northamptonshire 25/01207/LDE Lawful Development - Existing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Confirm lawful commencement of construction and operation of Solar farm to include installation of solar photovoltaic panels with substations, inverters, perimeter fencing, access tracks, CCTV, landscaping and associated works - pursuant to 20/00207/FUL.

As published by the council, reference 25/01207/LDE

Application record

Reference
25/01207/LDE
Type
Lawful Development - Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted/Approved
Received
17 Sep 2025
Validated
17 Sep 2025
Decided
12 Nov 2025
Ward
Thrapston Ward
Parish
Brigstock CP
Decision by
Officer Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Northamptonshire register

This site has had 10 applications since 2025: 8 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01950/OHL Decided

    Land North Of Old Head Wood Grafton Road Brigstock

    Replacement of existing National Grid electricity transmission tower HF26 with replacement tower HF26R and associated works, with the development falling within Exemption 3(1)(e) of the Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009

    Submitted 13 Jul 2026
  • 26/00314/AOC Awaiting decision

    Land North Of Old Head Wood Grafton Road Brigstock

    Discharge of conditions pursuant to NE/22/00812/FUL. Installation of an electricity substation for grid connection (for the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL ) and a battery energy storage system in a compound, with 38 double-stacked battery containers, inverter/transformers, ancillary buildings, associated plant and parking. Access improvement/ construction from Grafton Road, including access to the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL; with underground cabling, associated boundary treatments, landscaping and temporary compound. Condition 18 - landscaping (substation) Condition 19 - landscaping (battery storage).

    Submitted 3 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00315/AOC Granted

    Land North Of Old Head Wood Grafton Road Brigstock

    Discharge of conditions pursuant to NE/22/00812/FUL. Installation of an electricity substation for grid connection (for the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL ) and a battery energy storage system in a compound, with 38 double-stacked battery containers, inverter/transformers, ancillary buildings, associated plant and parking. Access improvement/ construction from Grafton Road, including access to the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL; with underground cabling, associated boundary treatments, landscaping and temporary compound. Condition 6 - planning obligations.

    Decided 14 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00316/AOC Granted

    Land North Of Old Head Wood Grafton Road Brigstock

    Discharge of conditions pursuant to NE/22/00812/FUL. Installation of an electricity substation for grid connection (for the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL ) and a battery energy storage system in a compound, with 38 double-stacked battery containers, inverter/transformers, ancillary buildings, associated plant and parking. Access improvement/ construction from Grafton Road, including access to the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL; with underground cabling, associated boundary treatments, landscaping and temporary compound. Condition 7 - planning obligations.

    Decided 14 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 25/02152/AOC Granted

    Land North Of Old Head Wood Grafton Road Brigstock

    Discharge of conditions pursuant to NE/22/00812/FUL. Installation of an electricity substation for grid connection (for the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL ) and a battery energy storage system in a compound, with 38 double-stacked battery containers, inverter/transformers, ancillary buildings, associated plant and parking. Access improvement/ construction from Grafton Road, including access to the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL; with underground cabling, associated boundary treatments, landscaping and temporary compound. Condition 8 - substation works (sections, elevations, levels) - partial discharge levels.

    Decided 25 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 25/02153/AOC Granted

    Land North Of Old Head Wood Grafton Road Brigstock

    Discharge of conditions pursuant to NE/22/00812/FUL. Installation of an electricity substation for grid connection (for the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL ) and a battery energy storage system in a compound, with 38 double-stacked battery containers, inverter/transformers, ancillary buildings, associated plant and parking. Access improvement/ construction from Grafton Road, including access to the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL; with underground cabling, associated boundary treatments, landscaping and temporary compound. Condition 11 - surface water drainage scheme.

    Decided 7 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 25/02040/AOC Granted

    Land North Of Old Head Wood Grafton Road Brigstock

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 4 (Construction Management Plan) of application reference NE/22/00812/FUL.

    Decided 5 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 25/01663/AOC Granted

    Land North Of Old Head Wood Grafton Road Brigstock

    Discharge of conditions pursuant to NE/22/00812/FUL. Installation of an electricity substation for grid connection (for the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL ) and a battery energy storage system in a compound, with 38 double-stacked battery containers, inverter/transformers, ancillary buildings, associated plant and parking. Access improvement/ construction from Grafton Road, including access to the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL; with underground cabling, associated boundary treatments, landscaping and temporary compound. Condition 3 - GCN

    Decided 5 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 25/01210/AOC Granted

    Land North Of Old Head Wood Grafton Road Brigstock

    Discharge of conditions pursuant to NE/22/00812/FUL. Installation of an electricity substation for grid connection (for the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL ) and a battery energy storage system in a compound, with 38 double-stacked battery containers, inverter/transformers, ancillary buildings, associated plant and parking. Access improvement/ construction from Grafton Road, including access to the solar farm approved under consent 20/00207/FUL; with underground cabling, associated boundary treatments, landscaping and temporary compound. Condition 5 - WSI

    Decided 12 Nov 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Sep 2025

    Received by North Northamptonshire

  2. 12 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted/Approved

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Buccleuch Estates limited Agent, a developer

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

North Northamptonshire granted permission on 12 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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