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Solar planning in West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire has decided 61 solar farms and approved 92% of them, taking a median of 2.9 months to decide. Consented capacity: 400 MW. 19 applications still awaiting a decision.
92%
Approved
56 granted · 5 refused
2.9 mo
Median decision
UK 2.3 mo
400 MW
Consented
24 MW refused
5
Appeals
4 allowed on appeal
How West Northamptonshire compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, West Northamptonshire sits in the 31st percentile for approval rate (1 points below the England average) and the 36th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Approved Refused
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (81)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Porsche Centre, Old Tiffield Road - Solar Panels Sytner Group Limited · 2026/1175/PA | 0.22 | Application Submitted | 2026-03-16 |
Grove Farm, Daventry Road - Solar Farm Biffa Waste Services Limited · 2026/0372/MAF | 1.8 | Application Submitted | 2026-01-23 |
Cummins Engine Company, Royal Oak Way South - Solar PV Panels Cummins Engine Company Limited · 2025/0938/FULL · 10 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2026-01-08 |
Wickes Northampton Distribution Centre, Salthouse Road - Solar Panels Wickes Building Supplies Limited · 2025/3874/PA · 1 mo to decide | 0.92 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-30 |
Brixworth Landfill, Scaldwell Road - Solar Array & Battery Storage SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Limited · 2025/4312/MAF | 5.6 | Application Submitted | 2025-10-02 |
Ladys Lane - Solar Panels Bowmer & Kirkland Limited · 2025/3199/PA · 1.1 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-09-10 |
Northampton Gateway Srfi - Solar Panels Amazon UK Services Limited · 2025/2912/PA · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.6 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-09-02 |
The A361, Ashby St Ledgers - Solar Farm Elgin Energy Esco Limited · 2025/3243/MAF | 35 | Application Submitted | 2025-08-22 |
Milton Road, Gayton - Solar Farm Anesco Limited · 2025/3011/EIA | 46.41 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-11 |
Yardley Road Solar Farm Solar 2 Limited · 2025/2767/MAF | 40 | Application Submitted | 2025-06-30 |
Bridge House Farm, Pig Unit Murcott - Solar Panels Bridge House Farm Limited · 2025/2251/LDP · 1 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-20 |
Crockwell Hill - Solar Farm PS Renewables Limited · 2024/4395/MAF · 8.3 mo to decide | 6 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-27 |
Primrose Hill Farm, Oxford Road - Solar Farm Mespil Solar Energy · 2025/2088/MAF | 24 | Application Submitted | 2025-05-07 |
Io Centre, Unit 5, 6, 7 & 8, Barn Way - Solar panels Timken Rail Services · 2024/5722/PA · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.25 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-02-05 |
Unipart Group, Cavalry Hill Industrial Park - Solar Panels Cubit Consulting Limited · 2024/5543/PA · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-24 |
Welford Road - Solar Farm Brampton Valley Way Trust · 2024/5418/MAF | 5 | Application Submitted | 2025-01-07 |
Manor Farm, Whitfield - Solar Panels Elgin Energy Esco Ltd · 2025/0018/MAF | 30 | Application Submitted | 2024-12-20 |
White Barn Farm, Station Road - Solar Panels Novalux Energy · 2024/5231/PA · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.36 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-12-17 |
Welford Solar Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Welford Solar Farm Limited · 2024/0649/MAF · 10.2 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-10-11 |
Crockwell Hill - Solar Farm PS Renewables Limited · 2024/4395/MAF | 6 | Application Submitted | 2024-09-16 |
Daventry Metal Products, Low March - Solar Panels Daventry Metal Products Limited · 2024/2745/PA · 3.2 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-09-05 |
Salthouse Road - Roof Mounted Solar Photovoltaics Logicor Europe Limited · 2024/2540/PA · 2.6 mo to decide | 0.21 | Application Refused | 2024-08-01 |
Crick Solar Farm Voltalia UK · WND/2022/1084 · 17 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-06-26 |
Cheaney Drive, Grange Park Industrial Estate - Solar PV Modules Infinity Reliance Limited · 2024/0277/PA · 2.1 mo to decide | 0.27 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-02-21 |
Fawsley Estate, Fawsley - Solar Arrays Elgin Energy EsCo · WND/2022/0901 · 14.7 mo to decide | 12 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-24 |
Halse Road - Solar Farm & Battery Storage JBM Solar Projects Limited · WNS/2022/0557/EIA · 20.2 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-11-14 |
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Wellington Road - Solar PV Array Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited · 2023/6283/PA · 2.4 mo to decide | 0.24 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-10-16 |
Preston, Deanery - Solar Farm Grange Farm Partnership · 2023/7911/MAF | 27.8 | Application Submitted | 2023-10-16 |
Danetre and Southbrook Learning Village, Hawke Road - Solar PV Panels E-Act · 2023/5886/PA · 2.7 mo to decide | 0.18 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-09-26 |
School House, Ashby Road - Solar PV Panels E-ACT · 2023/5912/PA · 2.2 mo to decide | 0.21 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-09-11 |
Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal, Dirft Drive - Solar Array Prologis UK Limited · WNDPD/2023/0017 · 2.9 mo to decide | 0.6 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-06-06 |
Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal, Dirft Drive - Solar Array Prologis UK Limited · WNDPD/2023/0016 · 2.9 mo to decide | 0.4 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-06-06 |
Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal, Dirft Drive - Solar Array Prologis UK Limited · WNDPD/2023/0018 · 2.9 mo to decide | 0.69 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-06-06 |
Riverside Prime Car Showroom, Carousel Way - Solar PV system Sytner Group Limited · WNN/2023/0326 · 1.5 mo to decide | 0.26 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-15 |
Riverside Prime, Carousel Way - Solar Pv Panels Sytner Group Limited · WNN/2023/0326 · 1.5 mo to decide | 0.26 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-15 |
Edgemead Close - Solar PV Panels AGC Automotive Europe · WNN/2023/0293 · 1.2 mo to decide | 0.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-04-27 |
Rugby Road, Kilsby - Rainsbrook Solar Farm Voltalia Limited · WND/2022/0243 · 8.9 mo to decide | 13 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-04-12 |
Whittlebury Park Golf & Country Club, High Street - Solar Panels Whittlebury Hall & Spa Limited · WNS/2023/0087/OUT · 2 mo to decide | 0.22 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-20 |
Wieland Nemco, Pennard Close - Solar panels Wieland Werke (UK) Limited · WNN/2023/0084 · 1 mo to decide | 0.15 | Operational | 2023-02-23 |
Horton Lodge Farm - Solar Panels Private Developer · WNS/2022/1527/FUL · 3 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-10-27 |
East Haddon - Solar Photovoltaic System HW Brown · WND/2022/0447 · 4 mo to decide | 2 | Under Construction | 2022-09-30 |
Whittlebury Park, High Street - Solar Panels Whittlebury Hall & Spa Limited · WNS/2022/1427/PA · 1.2 mo to decide | 0.23 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-08-24 |
Station Farm - Solar Panels Pocklington Farms · WNS/2022/0832/FUL · 2 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-06-27 |
Cherwell Valley Business Park - Solar Park Cherwell Valley Silos Limited · WNS/2021/1939/MAF · 6.2 mo to decide | 3.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-05-25 |
Royal Oak Way South - Solar Array Cummins Limited · WND/2022/0151 · 3 mo to decide | 1.66 | Operational | 2022-05-24 |
Glassthorpe Hill, Flore - Solar Farm EDF Renewables · WND/2022/0410 | 49.9 | Application Submitted | 2022-04-20 |
Onley Park, Barby - Solar Photovoltaic PV Generation System Ministry of Justice · WND/2021/0631 · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.28 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-12-21 |
Greatworth - Solar Farm & Battery Stations JBM Solar Projects 20 Limited · WNS/2021/0935/EIA | 49.9 | Revised | 2021-12-02 |
Welsh Lane Low Carbon · WNS/2021/0498/EIA · 6.9 mo to decide | 30 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-11-25 |
Ford Motor Company Limited - Solar Farm Onsite Energy Projects Limited · WND/2021/0501 · 3 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-11-18 |
Milton Road, Gayton - Solar Farm Anesco Limited · WNS/2021/1858/EIA | 49.72 | Revised | 2021-10-28 |
Sparrow Lodge Farm Elgin Energy · S/2019/2270/MAF · 16 mo to decide | 20 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-03-08 |
Crick Road Lightrock Power / Bluefield Solar Income Fund · DA/2020/0200 · 7.4 mo to decide | 49.9 | Under Construction | 2020-11-19 |
Clannell Road Tesco (Northampton South) Push Energy · N/2020/0027 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.4 | Awaiting Construction | 2020-03-23 |
Preston Lodge Elgar Middleton · S/2016/0713/MAF · 3.7 mo to decide | 4.5 | Application Refused | 2016-06-30 |
Land South of Knock Lane Solar Power Inc UK Services/SPI China (HK) · S/2015/1233/MAF · 10.5 mo to decide | 4 | Operational | 2016-04-21 |
Land to the south of Hill Farm TGC Renewables · S/2015/2469/MAF · 2.8 mo to decide | 6.8 | Operational | 2016-01-14 |
Land South of Knock Lane Solar Power Inc UK Services · S/2015/2492/MAF · 1.7 mo to decide | 4 | Abandoned | 2015-12-17 |
Knotwood Fields Farm Global Renewable Construction · S/2015/2141/MAF · 3.4 mo to decide | 2.6 | Planning Permission Expired | 2015-12-17 |
Handley Park Haymaker Energy · S/2014/1522/MAF · 12.6 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-09-09 |
Kislingbury Road Solar Farm Kislingbury Solar · S/2015/1065/MAF · 2.6 mo to decide | 5 | Application Refused | 2015-07-30 |
Land to the south of Hill Farm TGC Renewables · S/2015/1190/MAF | 6.8 | Revised | 2015-07-16 |
Hall Farm (Hannington) Archiception · DA/2014/0694 · 11 mo to decide | 10.9 | Planning Permission Expired | 2015-07-09 |
Preston Deanery Rochester 003 /Elgar Middleton · S/2015/0880/MAF · 2.6 mo to decide | 4.5 | Revised | 2015-07-02 |
Land East of Horton Road NESF (formerly Lark Energy) · S/2014/2075/MAF · 6.3 mo to decide | 4.9 | Operational | 2015-05-01 |
Land off the A5199, Brampton Valley Way Green Switch Developments · DA/2014/1026 · 3.7 mo to decide | 4.2 | Application Refused | 2015-03-13 |
Homestead Farm (Alderton) CEE · S/2014/1680/MAF · 3 mo to decide | 17.6 | Operational | 2014-12-11 |
Manor Farm (Horton) Capital Stage · S/2014/1289/MAF · 3.9 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2014-11-21 |
Farthinghoe Solar Farm Green Energy UK Direct · S/2014/1495/MAF · 3 mo to decide | 10 | Application Refused | 2014-11-12 |
Mount Mill Farm OPDE · S/2014/1374/MAF · 1.6 mo to decide | 12 | Operational | 2014-09-25 |
Handley Park Haymaker Energy · S/2014/0492/MAF · 2.8 mo to decide | 19 | Revised | 2014-07-03 |
Mount Mill Farm Haymaker Energy · S/2014/0470/MAF · 2.2 mo to decide | 18 | Revised | 2014-06-11 |
Farthinghoe Solar Farm Green Energy UK Direct · S/2014/0282/MAF | 10 | Revised | 2014-05-07 |
Lowther Farms Lowther Farms · DA/2014/0016 · 3.2 mo to decide | 1.8 | Operational | 2014-04-15 |
Bulls Head Farm North Anesco · S/2013/1642/MAF · 3.6 mo to decide | 4.7 | Operational | 2014-04-01 |
Stonepit Farm Lark Energy · S/2013/1201/MAF · 3.3 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2013-12-24 |
Hall Farm United Photovoltaics · S/2013/1228/MAF · 2.3 mo to decide | 5.1 | Operational | 2013-12-03 |
Culworth House Solar Farm Private Developer · S/2011/0314/MAF · 23.8 mo to decide | 3 | Operational | 2013-03-04 |
Shacks Barn Solar Farm Moser Baer · S/2012/0258/MAF · 5.1 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2012-08-03 |
Nectar Way Regional Distribution Centre Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited | 1 | Operational | — |
Cinch Stadium, Franklin�s Gardens - Solar Solivus | 8.8 | Operational | — |
Does West Northamptonshire approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 61 solar farms West Northamptonshire has decided, 92% were approved (56 granted, 5 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in West Northamptonshire?
The median time from application to decision is 2.9 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has West Northamptonshire consented?
400 MW has been consented across 56 approved schemes, with 24 MW refused. A further 19 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in West Northamptonshire
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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