Planning application
26/00442/NMA
Federal Estates Ltd Factory Rear Of William Steele Way Midland Road Higham Ferrers NN10 8ER
Proposal
Non material amendment pursuant to 19/01781/FUL (Hybrid application comprising: Site 1. Federal Estates land off Newton Road, Higham Ferrers: demolition of industrial buildings and redevelopment to create 120 dwellings with highway works, battery storage area, landscaping, acoustic fencing and bunding. (Full planning permission). Site 2. Phased development of land at the Chelveston Renewable Energy Park with. (2a) 10,000sqm of replacement employment space -six buildings in B2/B8 Use Class - and a 4,900sqm building for vertical farming in horticultural/agricultural use with highway works, and landscaping (Full planning permission); and (2b) Development of up to 18,000sqm of employment space - B1/B2/B8 Use Classes - with a maximum of 2,000sqm of B1 Use - and provision of a primary substation (Outline planning permission all matters reserved except Access)) Amend condition 65 re area 2B
As published by the council, reference 26/00442/NMA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
13 Feb 2026
Received by North Northamptonshire
-
15 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refused
-
27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
26/00255/SCR Decided
Federal Estates Newton Road Higham Ferrers
Request for EIA Screening Opinion - residential development (Use Class C3) for up to 158 no. dwellings with highway works, landscaping and associated infrastructure
-
26/01098/FUL Awaiting decision
Federal Estates Newton Road Higham Ferrers
Erection of 158 no. homes including public open space, landscaping, and all associated works
-
26/00224/TPO Granted
11 William Steele Way Higham Ferrers NN10 8LS
T1; Lime - reduce by 2.5m all over to appropriate reduction points.
-
26/01763/FUL Awaiting decision
Unit M1 And Unit N Bury Close Higham Ferrers NN10 8HQ
Installation of 7-in-1 cold storage unit to existing hardstanding
-
26/00942/HFUL Granted
1 Midland Road Higham Ferrers NN10 8DN
Installation of a porch to front, single storey conservatory to side and boundary wall
-
26/01337/AOC Granted
Ferrers Specialist Arts College Queensway Higham Ferrers NN10 8LF
Discharge of conditions pursuant to Condition 1 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of 25/01995/FUL
Other amendments applications
In North Northamptonshire
-
26/02044/VAR Awaiting decision
8 Ballantyne Road Rushden NN10 9FJ
Variation of Conditions 2 (Materials) and 3 (Plans) pursuant to NE/23/01218/FUL
-
26/02056/NMA Awaiting decision
39 Westlea Road Sywell NN6 0BY
Non-Material Amendment to Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission reference NW/24/00058/FUL to render the 1st floor new addition only in a silicone based render
-
26/01091/NMA Withdrawn
153 Willow Brook Road Corby NN17 2EJ
24/00282/DPA (Detached House on land adjacent to 153 Willowbrook Road) proposed change of external block rendered wall to brick wall
-
26/02012/NMA Awaiting decision
7 Poplars Farm Road Kettering NN15 5AE
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Application 25/01875/HFUL (Single storey rear extension. Roof lights. Front Porch. External works to front elevation.): Substitution of External Finish Material of the side and rear elevations from brick to rendered blockwork
-
26/00628/NMA Granted
8 Leys Avenue Desborough NN14 2PY
25/01372/HFUL (Two storey rear extension): Amendment to approved plans