®Planning appeal decision
Land North of The Bell Plantation , Watling Street , Towcester , West Northamptonshire, NN12 8EU
Hybrid planning application seeking both full and outline planning permission for: Part A: Full planning permission for a new roundabout access from the A5; internal spine road; creation of development plots with associated earthworks and plateauing; delivery of plateaus and access for Towcester Town Football Club (TTFC); site-wide structural landscaping and infrastructure; and a single warehouse (Use Class B8) and ancillary office, with associated access, hardstanding, landscaping, parking and supporting infrastructure; and Part B: Outline planning permission with all matters reserved for the development of TTFC and employment floorspace falling within Use Classes B2 and B8, with ancillary office space on the development plots; as established through Part A of this application
- Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Rivett M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal accords with the development plan in terms of the nature of the employment development proposed
- the effect of the proposal on the operation of the highway network
- the proposal's landscape and visual impacts and its effect on the setting of Towcester
What decided it
The significant benefits of delivering the allocated employment development, over 1,000 jobs, the Towcester Town Football Club ground and strong support for NPPF paragraphs 85 and 87 outweighed the limited, localised landscape and visual harm identified.
the significant benefits of the scheme (employment delivery, over 1,000 jobs, provision of the TTFC ground, and support for NPPF paragraphs 85 and 87) outweighed the relatively limited, localised landscape and visual harm and limited conflict with policy SS2(1b)/S10(i)/the SPD/NPPF paragraph 135(a-c)
Framework references: 115, 116, 135, 85, 87
Plan policies cited: Policy AL1, Policy AL1(6a), Policy AL1(6b), Policy SS2(1b), Policy SS2(2), Policy S10(i), Policy INF1, Policy C1, Policy AL3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.