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Land North Of Old Head Wood Grafton Road Brigstock

Granted North Northamptonshire 26/00315/AOC Conditions

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 26/00315/AOC

Application record

Reference
26/00315/AOC
Category
Conditions
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted/Approved
Received
3 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Decided
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Thrapston
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
  • 26/00316/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
  • 25/01207/LDE Granted

    Land North Of Old Head Wood Grafton Road Brigstock

    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.

    Decided 12 Nov 2025 Lawful development
  • 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. 3 Feb 2026

    Received by North Northamptonshire

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted/Approved

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 14 August 2026, 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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