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2026/0349/COND - Conditions Discharge Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 8 (Highway Condition Survey) of Planning Permission (Installation and operation of a Solar Farm, installation of an underground electricity connection cable, and the use and reinstatement of an existing track from Wicken Park Road, together with all associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure (Cross Borough Boundary Application) at Land South West Of Wicken Park Road Wicken) Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
21 Jan 2026
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Approved
24 Apr 2026

Approved on 24 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Response - Consultees Document · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Response - Consultees Document · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Acknowledgement Document · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Technical Note Document · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Conditions Discharge
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Ward
Deanshanger and Paulerspury Ward
Parish
Wicken
Target decision
18 Mar 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
24 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Mar 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings