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Land comprising Tintern Avenue, Countess Road, and the National Grid West Northamptonshire Substation Compound, Northampton, NN5 7FA

Granted West Northamptonshire 2025/5195/FULL Full Planning Permission

Relates to 2024/2066/MAF

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 2025/5195/FULL

Application record

Reference
2025/5195/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
10 - Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
5 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Dec 2025
Decided
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Dallington Spencer Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NN5 7FA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Dec 2025

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 19 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 2024/2066/MAF Granted

    Land between Glassthorpe Solar Farm and Northampton West Substation

    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.

    Decided 22 Nov 2024 Full applications

Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Northamptonshire granted permission on 19 June 2026, 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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