Planning application
Land between Glassthorpe Solar Farm and Northampton West Substation
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of underground electrical connection and communication cables extending between the consented Glassthorpe Solar Farm and Northampton West Substation, with temporary construction compounds and associated infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference 2024/2066/MAF
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/2066/MAF
- Type
- Full Planning Permission (Major)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 2 Apr 2024
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2024
- Decided
- 22 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Long Buckby
- Parish
- Harpole
- Decision by
- Committee
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/3421/COND Granted
Land between Glassthorpe Solar Farm and Northampton West Substation
Discharge of Condition 7 Part i (Archaeology Written Scheme of Investigation) of Planning Permission 2024/2066/MAF (Installation of underground electrical connection and communication cables extending between the consented Glassthorpe Solar Farm and Northampton West Substation, with temporary construction compounds and associated infrastructure at Land between Glassthorpe Solar Farm and Northampton West Substation).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2024
Received by West Northamptonshire
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22 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Approval
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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2025/5195/FULL Granted
Land comprising Tintern Avenue, Countess Road, and the National Grid West Northamptonshire Substation Compound, Northampton, NN5 7FA
Installation of underground electricity cables and associated underground infrastructure between the previously consented Glassthorpe Grid Connection approved by Planning Permission Reference 2024/2066/MAF and the National Grid West Northamptonshire Substation.
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2025/3538/COND Granted
Holland Stone Farm Granary, High Street, Upper Heyford, NN7 4LP
Discharge of Condition 11 (Habitat Management Plan) of Planning permission 2024/2066/MAF Installation of underground electrical connection and communication cables extending between the consented Glassthorpe Solar Farm and Northampton West Substation, with temporary construction compounds and associated infrastructure at Land between Glassthorpe Solar Farm and Northampton West Substation
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2025/3421/COND Granted
Land between Glassthorpe Solar Farm and Northampton West Substation
Discharge of Condition 7 Part i (Archaeology Written Scheme of Investigation) of Planning Permission 2024/2066/MAF (Installation of underground electrical connection and communication cables extending between the consented Glassthorpe Solar Farm and Northampton West Substation, with temporary construction compounds and associated infrastructure at Land between Glassthorpe Solar Farm and Northampton West Substation).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
51 documents on file for this application
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West Northamptonshire granted permission on 22 November 2024, 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.
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