Old Head Wood Cranford Road Grafton Underwood

25/01736/SCREIA Screening OpinionAwaiting decision

Outline / PiP

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Underground cable connection between the consented Grafton Underwood Solar Farm development (ref. KET/2019/0369) and the proposed Distribution Network Operator (DNO) substation associated with the approved Brigstock Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) development (ref. NE/22/00812/FUL)

Received: 12 September 2025
Decision due: 3 October 2025
Council: North Northamptonshire
Ward: Geddington & Stanion

ReceivedReceived12 Sep
ValidatedValidated12 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date3 Oct
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Old Head Wood Cranford Road Grafton Underwood. North Northamptonshire has handled 120 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Geddington & Stanion. We hold 1,846 applications in total for the NN14 postcode area.

88% of outline applications at North Northamptonshire were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: NN14 3AD
Application type: EIA Screening Opinion
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Grafton Underwood CP

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 September 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 21 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 2
Constraints: 63

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: North Northamptonshire

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