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Land between Glassthorpe Solar Farm and Northampton West Substation

Granted West Northamptonshire 2024/2066/MAF Full Planning Permission (Major)

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.

  • 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).

    Decided 3 Oct 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2024

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 22 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 4 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 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.

    Decided 19 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 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

    Decided 9 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 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).

    Decided 3 Oct 2025 Conditions

Documents

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

51 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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