Cinch Stadium, Franklin’s Gardens Solar (8.8 MW)
Cinch Stadium, Franklin’s Gardens Solar is an 8.8 MW rooftop solar project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 May 2022; the record was last updated on 24 May 2022.
8.8 MWrooftop solar
operationalstatus in REPD
24 May 2022record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2022 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- rooftop solar
- Capacity
- 8.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 May 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Solivus
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Weedon Road, Northampton
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Name in REPD
- Cinch Stadium, Franklin’s Gardens - Solar
- REPD reference
- 11330
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Kislingbury Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.7 |
| Land to the south of Hill Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 5.5 |
| Milton Road, Gayton Solar Farm | solar farm | 46.4 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Preston, Deanery Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.8 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Glassthorpe Hill, Flore Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.7 |
| M1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 9.6 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.2409, -0.9192).