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Higham Ferrers Junior School Saffron Road Higham Ferrers NN10 8ED

Refused North Northamptonshire 25/01894/LDP Lawful Development - Proposed

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Install roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the flat and pitched roofs.

As published by the council, reference 25/01894/LDP

Application record

Reference
25/01894/LDP
Type
Lawful Development - Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Dec 2025
Decided
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Higham Ferrers
Parish
Higham Ferrers CP
Decision by
Officer Delegated Decision
Postcode
NN10 8ED

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Dec 2025

    Received by North Northamptonshire

  2. 16 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Burgess Hill

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Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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