Towcester Vale Phase 1, London Road, Towcester Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Approval of reserved matters for parcels H40-43 (part Phase 3 and 4 ) in relation to approved 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. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Committee · Last checked 22 Oct 2026
Documents 51
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 28
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 11
Other documents 8
Associated applications 5
Site constraints 6
Show all 4 with distances
- 59 m6, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 78 m8, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 114 m81, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 147 m93, Watling Street WestGrade II
Checked on 17 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Application type
- Reserved Matters Permission (Major)
- Received
- 31 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Towcester Ward
- Parish
- Towcester
- Target decision
- 19 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision date
- 19 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
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How this decision compares
Decided in 141 days from validation, 18 days faster than West Northamptonshire's median of 159 for reserved matters. Approved, as 95% of reserved matters here are.
Plota live figures for reserved matters decided by West Northamptonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Northamptonshire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 10 Nov 2025
- Committee
- 16 Dec 2025
West Northamptonshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #295 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 79% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).
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