Planning application
Holiday Inn Express Loake Close Grange Park NN4 5EZ
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 1,class J of the above order) for Installation of a roof-mounted solar PV system, comprising of 293 x 450w modules, totalling 132 kWp.
As published by the council, reference 2026/3178/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3178/PA
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- 10 - Refusal of Prior Approval
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 24 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Nene Valley Ward
- Parish
- Grange Park
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN4 5EZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
West Northamptonshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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