Planning application
Land off Welford Road Northampton NN6 8GH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Development of a ground mounted solar farm, with capacity of up to 5MW, incorporating the installation of solar PV panels, associated infrastructure, access, landscaping and ecological enhancement
As published by the council, reference 2024/5418/MAF
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/5418/MAF
- Type
- Full Planning Permission (Major)
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 20 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Moulton Ward
- Parish
- Boughton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN6 8GH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Nov 2024
Received by West Northamptonshire
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7 Jan 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 April 2025, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Northamptonshire took a median of 67 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
381 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Northamptonshire for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year West Northamptonshire decided full applications in a median of 101 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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