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2026/2779/PA - Prior Approval Decided

Proposal

Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the above Order) for Installation of roof mounted 126.5kW solar PV system comprising of 275 x Canadian Solar 460w modules Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

14 Jul 2026

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Prior Approval not required

Prior Approval not required on · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 14

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Nature improvement area: Nene Valley; Inside the Northampton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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

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Important details

Council: West Northamptonshire
Application type: Prior Approval
Postcode: NN3 9HX
Received: 14 Jul 2026
Validated: 14 Jul 2026
Ward: Billing Ward
Parish: Northampton Town Council
Target decision: 9 Sept 2026
Decision: Prior Approval not required
Decision level: Delegated

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 7 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved

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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%).

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for householder decisions

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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

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Proposal

Application progress

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 1

Plans & drawings 7

Application forms 1

Other documents 5

Site constraints 4

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