Planning application
Land at Towcester Vale Towcester
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reserved Matters Application for School Substation of the Towcester Grange development pursuant to planning permission 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. OPP was accompanied by an EIA.
As published by the council, reference 2026/2927/RM
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2927/RM
- Type
- Reserved Matters Application
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Towcester Ward
- Parish
- Towcester
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 101 applications since 2019: 94 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/3799/COND Awaiting decision
Land at Towcester Vale Towcester
Discharge of Condition 6 [Boundary Treatments] of Planning Permission 2025/1448/MAR [Approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) in respect of the main local centre comprising of a convenience store, 6 no. shop units, and 6 no. flats and 5 no. houses pursuant to outline application S/2007/0374/OUTWNS at Land at Towcester Vale Towcester]
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2026/3707/COND Awaiting decision
Land at Towcester Vale Towcester
Discharge of Condition 18 (Ecology Mitigation) of Planning Permission 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 service at Land At Towcester Vale Towcester)
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2026/3705/COND Granted
Land at Towcester Vale Towcester
Discharge of Condition 16 (Noise) of Planning Permission 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 service at Land At Towcester Vale Towcester)
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2026/3704/COND Granted
Land at Towcester Vale Towcester
Discharge of Condition 15 (Tree Protection) of Planning Permission 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 service at Land At Towcester Vale Towcester)
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2026/3699/COND Awaiting decision
Land at Towcester Vale Towcester
Discharge of Condition 11 (Foul Drainage) of Planning Permission 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 service at Land At Towcester Vale Towcester)
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2026/3697/COND Awaiting decision
Land at Towcester Vale Towcester
Discharge of Condition 9 (CEMP) of Planning Permission 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 service at Land At Towcester Vale Towcester)
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2026/3702/COND Awaiting decision
Land at Towcester Vale Towcester
Discharge of Condition 12 (Surface Water Drainage) of Planning Permission 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 service at Land At Towcester Vale Towcester)
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2026/3024/COND Granted
Land at Towcester Vale Towcester
Discharge of condition 10 [Communal Satellite Aerial] for planning permission 2025/1448/MAR - Approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) in respect of the main local centre comprising of a convenience store, 6 no. shop units, and 6 no. flats and 5 no. houses pursuant to outline application S/2007/0374/OUTWNS
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2026/3023/COND Granted
Land at Towcester Vale Towcester
Discharge of condition 5 [Meter Boxes] for planning permission 2025/1448/MAR - Approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) in respect of the main local centre comprising of a convenience store, 6 no. shop units, and 6 no. flats and 5 no. houses pursuant to outline application S/2007/0374/OUTWNS
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2026/2920/COND Granted
Land at Towcester Vale Towcester
Discharge of Condition 9 (Bin Stores) of planning permission 2025/1448/MAR (Approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) in respect of the main local centre comprising of a convenience store, 6 no. shop units, and 6 no. flats and 5 no. houses pursuant to outline application S/2007/0374/OUTWNS at Land at Towcester Vale Towcester).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 8 September 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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