Planning application
Land at Towcester Vale, NN12 6LB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout, scale) pursuant to outline permission S/2007/0374/OUTWNS for landscaping and a car park (part Phase 6)
As published by the council, reference 2025/0890/MAR
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/0890/MAR
- Type
- Reserved Matters Permission (Major)
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 5 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Towcester Ward
- Parish
- Towcester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN12 6LB
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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WNS/2023/0173/NMA Granted
Land at Towcester Vale NN12 6LB
Non-material amendment WNS/2007/0374/OUTWNS - (Outline application comprising 2750 homes and mixed use neighbourhood on land at Towcester Vale) proposed non-material amendment to condition 6 to allow an amended Land Use Parameters Plan in line with other amendments on the site.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 June 2025, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Northamptonshire took a median of 67 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Northamptonshire for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year West Northamptonshire's median decision took 67 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About reserved matters applications
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Land at Towcester Vale NN12 6LB
Non-material amendment WNS/2007/0374/OUTWNS - (Outline application comprising 2750 homes and mixed use neighbourhood on land at Towcester Vale) proposed non-material amendment to condition 6 to allow an amended Land Use Parameters Plan in line with other amendments on the site.
Granted Amendments 118 docs -
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Non- Material Amendment WNS/2021/0260/MAR (Reserved Matters Application for 159 units (Parcel H15) and the surrounding strategic landscaping (part phase 2) pursuant to outline permission S/2007/0374/OUTWNS) for additional turning head Plot 749.
Granted Amendments 20 docsMajor scheme -
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Retention of two static caravans and a proposed static caravan overnight staff accommodation
Withdrawn Full applications 18 docs -
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Condition 18 of S/2007/0374/OUT [EMEP] Application for approval of details submitted pursuant to Condition 18 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]
Granted Conditions 7 docs -
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Discharge of Condition 2 (Finished Floor Levels) of WNS/2022/2281/MAR. (Reserved matters application for 138 units (pursant to OPP S/2007/0374/OUT) Land at Towcester Vale, Towcester (H20)
Granted Conditions 13 docsMajor scheme -
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Discharge of Condition 8 (Noise Assessment) of Planning Permission WNS/2022/2127/RES (Reserved Matters Application for Community Centre and Tennis Courts (part phase 2) 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)
Granted Conditions 6 docs
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