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Land at Towcester Vale Towcester

WNS/2023/0302/CONDConditions DischargePermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Condition 15 of S/2007/0374/OUT [Tree Protection] Application for approval of details submitted pursuant to Condition 15 of Planning Permission 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]

Received
2 February 2023
Decided
7 June 2023 · Approval
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Towcester and Roade
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided7 Jun

Decided in 124 days (council typically 70)

10 weeks typical decision time in West Northamptonshire97% of conditions applications approved

This is an application to discharge conditions at Land at Towcester Vale 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 125 days, 9 weeks longer than West Northamptonshire's median. The site is in the Towcester conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 23 other applications at this address.

Application Details

Reference
WNS/2023/0302/COND
Address
Land at Towcester Vale Towcester
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Application Type
Conditions Discharge
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
2750
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
10 - Approved
Ward
Towcester and Roade
Parish
Towcester

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Lucy Walden 3 Waterside Way Bedford Road Northampton NN4 7XD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 February 2023
Target Decision Date
31 March 2023
Date Decided
7 June 2023
Date Validated
3 February 2023
Date Submitted
2 February 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
6
Coordinates
52.132755, -0.989481
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: West Northamptonshire

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    21 Sep

    Discharge of Conditions 9 [Details of Bin Stores] of Planning Permission 2025/1448/MAR

    PendingDischarge of conditions2026/4090/COND
  2. 2026
    21 Sep

    Discharge of Conditions 8 [Details of Lighting] of Planning Permission 2025/1448/MAR

    PendingDischarge of conditions2026/4089/COND
  3. 2026
    21 Sep

    Discharge of Conditions 7 [Submit Landscaping Scheme] of Planning Permission 2025/1448/MAR

    PendingDischarge of conditions2026/4088/COND
  4. 2026
    21 Sep

    Discharge of Conditions 6 [Boundary Enclosures] of Planning Permission 2025/1448/MAR

    PendingDischarge of conditions2026/4087/COND
  5. 2026
    21 Sep

    Discharge of Conditions 5 [Meter Boxes] of Planning Permission 2025/1448/MAR

    PendingDischarge of conditions2026/4085/COND
  6. 2026
    21 Sep

    Discharge of Conditions 4 [Architectural Detailing], of Planning Permission 2025/1448/MAR

    PendingDischarge of conditions2026/4084/COND

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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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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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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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