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Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester

Granted West Northamptonshire S/2020/0385/MAR Reserved Matters Permission (Major)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for consent of 127 units (parcels H16 and H18) and the surrounding strategic landscaping (part phase 1,2 and 3).(Approval of reserved matters pursuant to outline planning permission S/2007/0374/OUTWNS) The outline application was accompanied by an Environmental Statement

As published by the council, reference S/2020/0385/MAR

Application record

Reference
S/2020/0385/MAR
Type
Reserved Matters Permission (Major)
Status
10 - Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
5 Mar 2020
Validated
5 Mar 2020
Decided
7 Aug 2020
Ward
Towcester Brook
Parish
Towcester
Decision by
Committee

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register

This site has had 23 applications since 2020: 17 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/3684/COND Awaiting decision

    Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester

    Discharge of Condition 2 [Finished Floor Levels] of Planning Permission 2025/3130/MAR [Approval of reserved matters for parcels H40-43 (part Phase 3 and 4 ) in relation to approved 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. at Towcester Vale Phase 1, London Road, Towcester]

    Submitted 25 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/3687/COND Granted

    Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester

    Discharge of Condition 4 [Lighting] of Planning Permission 2025/3130/MAR [Approval of reserved matters for parcels H40-43 (part Phase 3 and 4 ) in relation to approved 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. at Towcester Vale Phase 1, London Road, Towcester]

    Decided 21 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/3685/COND Awaiting decision

    Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester

    Discharge of Condition 3 [Boundary Treatments] of Planning Permission 2025/3130/MAR [Approval of reserved matters for parcels H40-43 (part Phase 3 and 4 ) in relation to approved 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. at Towcester Vale Phase 1, London Road, Towcester]

    Submitted 25 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/3620/COND Awaiting decision

    Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Architectural Detailing) 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.

    Submitted 20 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/2971/FPATH Awaiting decision

    Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester

    Diversion of PRoW SB15, SB21 and SB29 in association with outline application S/2007/0374/OUTWNS

    Submitted 20 Jul 2026
  • 2026/2720/MAR Awaiting decision

    Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester

    Application for approval of reserved matters (access) pursuant to outline planning permission S/2007/0374/OUTWNS for the provision of an access road and associated works at parcel H30a, H34a and H35b

    Submitted 24 Jun 2026 Reserved matters
  • 2026/2063/106D Granted

    Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester

    Discharge of Clause 2.1 of Schedule 1 relating to Planning Permission 2024/4167/MAR and WNS/2022/2365/MAR

    Decided 7 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 2025/5157/ADV Granted

    Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester

    2 no. internally illuminated fascia signs, 1 no. ATM sign, 1 no. internally illuminated totem sign, 1 no. internally illuminated projecting sign, 2 no. vinyl graphics, and 5 no. non illuminated car park signs

    Decided 27 Jan 2026 Advertising
  • 2025/4586/COND Granted

    Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester

    Discharge of Condition 16 [Noise] on 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.]

    Decided 5 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 2025/4279/COND Awaiting decision

    Towcester Vale Phase 1 London Road Towcester

    Discharge of Condition 12 (Surface Water) 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 services).

    Submitted 16 Oct 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Mar 2020

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 7 Aug 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 26 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

129 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Northamptonshire granted permission on 7 August 2020, 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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  • 2026/2100/MAR Granted

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