Planning application
Land at Overstone Lane Overstone
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reserved Matters (access, layout, landscaping, appearance and scale) for 35 dwellings and associated internal roads, car parking, landscaping and play spaces (including a MUGA, a locally equipped area of play and open space/sports field) pursuant to outline planning application DA/2013/0850 (Outline application of up to 2000 dwellings, with access, appearance, layout and scale unreserved for the first phase of 200 dwellings; a new section of A43 dual carriageway road; up to 3.83ha for a local centre incorporating provision for a Use Class A1 foodstore (up to 2,000 sqm), Class A4 public house (up to 650 sqm), Class C2 care home (up to 2,800 sqm), Class D1 day nursery (up to 465 sqm), Class D1 medical centre (up to 750 sqm), a parade of 5 retail units (Classes A1, A2, A3, A5 and D1) (up to 450 sqm), Class B1(c) light industry (up to 5,000 sqm); a new primary school (up to 3,150 sqm); public open space provision to include outdoor sports pitches, allotments and children's play space; structural landscape planting; associated infrastructure, including drainage features and access.)
As published by the council, reference 2025/3836/MAR
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/3836/MAR
- Type
- Reserved Matters Permission (Major)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Moulton Ward
- Parish
- Overstone
- Decision by
- Committee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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26 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Aug 2026
Status changed to 9 - Awaiting Committee Meeting (1-10)
Previously 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10).
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
158 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 19 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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