Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 4 [Lighting] of Planning Permission 2025/3130/MAR [Approval of reserved matters for parcels H40-43 (part Phase 3 and 4 ) in relation to approved S/2007/0374/OUT 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. at Towcester Vale Phase 1, London Road, Towcester]
- Received
- 25 August 2026
- Decided
- 21 September 2026 · Approval
- Ward
- Towcester Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted25 Aug
- ValidatedValidated25 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date20 Oct
- DecidedDecided21 Sep
Decided in 27 days (council typically 70)
This is a planning application at Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester. West Northamptonshire has handled 107 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. This one was decided in 27 days, 9 days quicker 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. In the past year there have been 129 applications across Towcester Ward.
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Associated applications
- 202625 Aug
Discharge of Condition 2 [Finished Floor Levels] of Planning Permission 2025/3130/MAR
PendingDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside2026/3684/COND - 202625 Aug
Discharge of Condition 3 [Boundary Treatments] of Planning Permission 2025/3130/MAR
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside2026/3685/COND - 202625 Aug
Discharge of Condition 4 [Lighting] of Planning Permission 2025/3130/MAR
This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/3687/COND - 202620 Aug
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Architectural Detailing) of Planning Permission 2025/1448/MAR
PendingDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside2026/3620/COND - 202618 Aug
Diversion of PRoW SB15, SB21 and SB29 in association with outline application S/2007/0374/OUTWNS
PendingFootpath DiversionFiled alongside2026/2971/FPATH
Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 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 - 20242 Aug
Discharge of Condition 7 [Commercial Design Code] of Planning Permission S/2007/0374/OUTWNN
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2024/3714/COND - 202327 Apr
Diversion of PROW SB29 as part of application S/2007/0374/OUTWNS
ApprovedFootpath Diversion2023/5166/FPATH
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Towcester
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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