Planning application
Wickes Northampton Distribution Centre 37 – 41 Salthouse Road Northampton NN4 7EX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the above Order) for installation 1564 No PV Solar Panels
As published by the council, reference 2025/3874/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/3874/PA
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- 10 - Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision
- Prior Approval not required
- Received
- 29 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Cogenhoe and The Houghtons Ward
- Parish
- Great Houghton Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN4 7EX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Sep 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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30 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval not required
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 30 October 2025, 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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