Land comprising Tintern Avenue, Countess Road, and the National Grid West Northamptonshire Substation…Land comprising Tintern Avenue, Countess Road, and the National Grid West Northamptonshire Substation Compound, Northampton, NN5 7FA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of underground electricity cables and associated underground infrastructure between the previously consented Glassthorpe Grid Connection approved by Planning Permission Reference and the National Grid West Northamptonshire Substation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 8
Associated applications 7
- Installation of underground electricity cables and associated underground infrastructure between the previously consented…
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Site constraints 4
Checked on 14 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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- NN5 7FA
- Received
- 5 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Dallington Spencer Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Target decision
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision date
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Stephenson Halliday
How this decision compares
Decided in 196 days from validation, 98 days slower than West Northamptonshire's median of 98 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 9 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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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Land comprising Tintern Avenue, Countess Road, and the National Grid West Northamptonshire Substation Compound, Northampton, NN5 7FA
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Referenced application
Council archive
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.
- Received
- 2 Apr 2024
- Decided
- 22 Nov 2024
- Outcome
- Approved