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Lings Forum Billing Brook Road Northampton NN3 8JR

2026/4274/PAPrior ApprovalAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the above Order) for installation of 162 x Canadian Solar 460w roof mounted 74.52kW solar PV system

Received
20 October 2026
Decision due
20 December 2026
Ward
Talavera Ward
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated26 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Lings Forum Billing Brook Road Northampton NN3 8JR. West Northamptonshire has handled 20 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Talavera Ward. We hold 1,870 applications in total for the NN3 postcode area.

92% of all applications at West Northamptonshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NN3 8JR
Application type
Prior Approval
Parish
Northampton Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 October 2026

Planning decision

Decision
Decision Issued Date
Case officer
Molly Finch

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
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 and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: West Northamptonshire

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