Planning application
Porsche Centre Old Tiffield Road Towcester NN12 6PF
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the above Order) for rooftop solar PV system.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0121/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0121/PA
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- 10 - Refusal of Prior Approval
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 9 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Towcester Ward
- Parish
- Towcester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN12 6PF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jan 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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5 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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Tesco Stores Ltd Old Tiffield Road Towcester NN12 6PF
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Porsche Centre Old Tiffield Road Towcester NN12 6PF
To determine if prior approval is required [Under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the above order] for a New solar PV system to be installed on the rooftops.
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Unit 10 Old Tiffield Road Towcester NN12 6PF
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Land Adjacent To Tesco Old Tiffield Road Towcester NN12 6PF
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Unit 10 Old Tiffield Road Towcester NN12 6PF
Non material amendment to planning WNS/2022/0936/MAF (Variation of condition 17 (Use) to planning application WNS/2021/2003/MAF (The construction of a building to provide 3,620sq.m GIA of B2/B8 floorspace with ancillary office floorspace (class E) alongside associated loading bays, parking and landscaping). Amend condition to state: The development hereby approved shall be implemented and thereafter maintained with the level of floorspace used for Class B2 purposes limited to a maximum of 1200 sqm. The development shall only be used for Class B2 and B8 with ancillary Class E (g) and shall thereafter only be used for those purposes as specified in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 as that Order applied in England on 31 August 2020 and for no other purpose(s) whatsoever without prior consent of the Local Planning Authority) to revise lighting scheme
Granted Amendments 8 docs
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