Planning application
Land at Towcester Services A43 Towcester NN12 6TQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of land to open storage (Use class B8) for storage of vehicles. Installation of fencing and hardstanding (part retrospective).
As published by the council, reference 2026/1353/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1353/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Refusal
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Towcester Ward
- Parish
- Towcester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN12 6TQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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8 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
West Northamptonshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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