Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 7 [Commercial Design Code] of Planning Permission S/2007/0374/OUTWNN [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
- 2 August 2024
- Decided
- 6 August 2025 · Approval
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Deanshanger
- ReceivedSubmitted2 Aug
- ValidatedValidated2 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date27 Sep
- DecidedDecided6 Aug
Decided in 369 days (council typically 70)
This is an application to discharge conditions at Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester. West Northamptonshire has handled 2,332 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 63 days. This one was decided in 369 days, 44 weeks longer than West Northamptonshire's median. The site is in the Towcester conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address.
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Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202625 Aug
Discharge of Condition 4 [Lighting] of Planning Permission 2025/3130/MAR
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/3687/COND - 202625 Aug
Discharge of Condition 3 [Boundary Treatments] of Planning Permission 2025/3130/MAR
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/3685/COND - 202625 Aug
Discharge of Condition 2 [Finished Floor Levels] of Planning Permission 2025/3130/MAR
PendingDischarge of conditions2026/3684/COND - 202620 Aug
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Architectural Detailing) of Planning Permission 2025/1448/MAR
PendingDischarge of conditions2026/3620/COND - 202618 Aug
Diversion of PRoW SB15, SB21 and SB29 in association with outline application S/2007/0374/OUTWNS
PendingFootpath Diversion2026/2971/FPATH - 20268 May
Discharge of Clause 2.1 of Schedule 1 relating to Planning Permission 2024/4167/MAR
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/2063/106D - 202516 Oct
Discharge of Condition 11 (Foul Drainage) of Planning Permission S/2007/0374/OUTWNS
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2025/4278/COND - 202516 Oct
Discharge of Condition 12 (Surface Water) of Planning Permission S/2007/0374/OUTWNS
PendingDischarge of conditions2025/4279/COND - 202516 Oct
Discharge of Condition 18 (EMEP) of Planning Permission S/2007/0374/OUTWNS
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2025/4282/COND - 202327 Apr
Diversion of PROW SB29 as part of application S/2007/0374/OUTWNS
ApprovedFootpath Diversion2023/5166/FPATH
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Towcester
- 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 (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.
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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© 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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