Nether Heyford Solar, Land Southeast of Nether Heyford Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2391/SCRN - Screening Opinion Decided

Proposal

Request for EIA Screening Opinion pursuant to Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England) Regulations 2017 (as amended) (‘the EIA Regulations’) in relation to Nether Heyford Solar (herein referred to as ‘the Proposed Development’). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Jun 2026
✓
Environmental Impact Assessment not required
16 Oct 2026

Environmental Impact Assessment not required on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Nether Heyford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 542 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Inside the Nether Heyford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Screening Opinion
Postcode
NN7
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Campion Ward
Parish
Nether Heyford
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Environmental Impact Assessment not required
Decision date
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
AECOM Limited

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Jul 2026
West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#280 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Northamptonshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #295 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 79% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Northamptonshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #123 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #144 of 296
18%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #295 of 296
79%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #295 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
170 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
24 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
207 decided
1,832
Total decisions
179 refused in the year to March 2026