A plan for over 400 new homes in Towcester has been approved despite concerns over the lack of affordable housing provision.
A plan to build more than 400 new homes on the edge of Towcester has been approved by West Northamptonshire Council. The neighbourhoods will be near Wood Burcotte, within the Towcester Vale sustainable urban extension. Councillors raised concern over a lack of provision for affordable houses but followed the recommendation of officers to approve the plans.
The entire urban extension development, which lies to the south of the town, was given outline permission in 2015 and will comprise 2,750 homes in total. Barratt Homes Northampton will be in charge of building 160 homes and Persimmon Homes Midlands will take on the remaining 246.Both parcels of homes will sit on either side of the Burcote Road roundabout, at the bottom of the Towcester Vale urban extension. Conservative councillor Ken Pritchard said it was 'astounding' that there were no measures to ask for the affordable homes requirement to be increased, if possible. Fellow Conservative Charles Manners said there should have been a provision for a review in the agreement. But members were told by planning officers it was the position they were 'stuck with' and that there was nothing they could do at this stage to add in a viability review
TOWCESTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING URBAN EXTENSION PLANNING PERMISSION
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