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26/00442/NMA

Federal Estates Ltd Factory Rear Of William Steele Way Midland Road Higham Ferrers NN10 8ER

Refused North Northamptonshire Non-Material Amendment

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

  1. 13 Feb 2026

    Received by North Northamptonshire

  2. 15 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 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.

More on amendments applications in our guide

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