Planning application
Hempwell Quarry Harborough Road Cottingham LE16 8TW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Ground-mounted solar farm
As published by the council, reference 25/01371/SCR
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01371/SCR
- Type
- EIA Screening Opinion
- Status
- In progress
- Received
- 31 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Desborough
- Parish
- Cottingham CP
- Postcode
- LE16 8TW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2025
Received by North Northamptonshire
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 September 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Northamptonshire took a median of 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with North Northamptonshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Northamptonshire decided outline applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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