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Solar, wind and battery projects near Towcester (NN12)

18 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NN12 (West Northamptonshire): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 7 approved but not yet running, 5 operational. The largest live scheme is Milton Road, Gayton Solar Farm (46.4 MW solar farm, application submitted on 11 July 2025, no decision recorded), 8.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

18projects within 10 km
3awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
5operational

Projects within 10 km of NN12

Projects of 1 MW and more (11)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Handley Parksolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Jun 2016Aug 2014granted Sep 2015Jun 2016West Northamptonshire2.5
Shacks Barn Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Jun 2013Mar 2012granted Aug 2012Jun 2013West Northamptonshire2.7
Homestead Farm (Alderton)solar farmsolar farm17.6operationalupdated Mar 2016Sep 2014granted Dec 2014Mar 2016West Northamptonshire5.7
Litchlake Farmbattery storagebattery storage10permission expiredupdated Apr 2020May 2017—Apr 2020Buckinghamshire6.2
Land South of Knock Lanesolar farmsolar farm4abandonedupdated Dec 2016Oct 2015granted Dec 2015Dec 2016West Northamptonshire6.4
Land South of Knock Lanesolar farmsolar farm4operationalupdated Dec 2016Jun 2015granted Apr 2016Dec 2016West Northamptonshire6.7
Primrose Hill Farm, Oxford Road Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm24application submittedupdated Jun 2025May 2025—Jun 2025West Northamptonshire7.3
Milton Road, Gayton Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm46.4application submittedupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025—Sep 2025West Northamptonshire8.3
Yardley Road Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm40application submittedupdated Aug 2025Jun 2025—Aug 2025West Northamptonshire8.9
Land to the south of Hill Farmsolar farmsolar farm6.8operationalupdated Apr 2017Oct 2015granted Jan 2016Apr 2017West Northamptonshire9.0
Kislingbury Road Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm5refusedupdated Jul 2015May 2015refused Jul 2015Jul 2015West Northamptonshire9.4
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Porsche Centre, Old Tiffield Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2026Mar 2026granted Apr 2026May 2026West Northamptonshire1.7
Old Tiffield Road - Micro Energy Storage Projectbattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Aug 2025granted Nov 2025Dec 2025West Northamptonshire1.7
Whittlebury Park Golf & Country Club, High Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023Jan 2023granted Mar 2023Mar 2023West Northamptonshire4.8
Whittlebury Park, High Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022Jul 2022granted Aug 2022Jul 2022West Northamptonshire5.1
Silverstone Road, Biddlesdenrooftop solarrooftop solar0.9approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022Mar 2022granted Apr 2022Mar 2022Buckinghamshire6.5
Northampton Gateway Srfirooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Jul 2025granted Sep 2025Dec 2025West Northamptonshire8.9
Campion School, Kislingbury Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Mar 2026granted May 2026Jun 2026West Northamptonshire9.7

Distance from the average position of the NN12 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm103051110
Rooftop solar606002.5
Battery storage201000.2

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How West Northamptonshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsWest NorthamptonshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)8710,236
Refused23 (26%)19%
Solar refused12 of 6512%
Onshore wind refused9 of 1245%
Battery storage refused2 of 1016%
Median time from submission to decision13.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed7 / 10—

All projects in West Northamptonshire

Is the status up to date?

32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Near NN12, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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