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Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester

2023/5166/FPATHFootpath DiversionPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Diversion of PROW SB29 as part of application S/2007/0374/OUTWNS [Outline application for the creation of a new mixed use neighbourhood at Towcester comprising: 2750 homes; employment land to support B1, B2 and B8 uses; a main Local Centre (food store, retail units, public house/restaurant, doctors surgery/medical centre, nursery/crèche and community hall); a support local centre (corner shops, takeaways); mixed use commercial area to accommodate Class C1 Hotel with conference and leisure facilities; two new primary schools; areas of public open space and strategic landscaping, incorporating new formal Sports Pitches, and combined community facility and Pavilion and parking and new allotments; the provision of the Towcester Relief Road connecting the A5T to the A43T; surface water/flood management works and necessary related engineering works for drainage and services.]

Received
27 April 2023
Decided
10 June 2026 · Approval
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Deanshanger
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received27 Apr
  2. Validated2 May
  3. Consult.4 May
  4. Target27 Jun
  5. Decided10 Jun

Decided in 1135 days

This is a planning application at Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester. West Northamptonshire has handled 18,729 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. It was submitted on 27 April 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Towcester conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address.

Application Details

Reference
2023/5166/FPATH
Address
Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Application Type
Footpath Diversion
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
2750
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
10 - Awaiting completion of legal agreement
Ward
Deanshanger
Parish
Paulerspury

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Mr Tom White 3 Waterside Way Bedford Road Northampton NN4 7XD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
27 April 2023
Target Decision Date
27 June 2023
Date Decided
10 June 2026
Date Validated
2 May 2023
Date Submitted
27 April 2023
Last Date for Comments
4 May 2023
Committee Meeting
5 October 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval
Decided By
Committee
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
14
Coordinates
52.132755, -0.989481
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: West Northamptonshire

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Planning constraints

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Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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

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

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