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The Strategic Planning Committee met on Tuesday to discuss four planning applications. Councillors approved reserved matters for industrial buildings at Towcester Park and approved recommendations for the Kab Seating Ltd site, while also refusing the Podium Business Park application and deferring a decision on the Car Park Railway Station application.

Planning Decisions

Kab Seating Ltd, 1 Stone Circle Road, Northampton, NN3 8RS

The committee approved recommendations for application 2025/1769/MAF, concerning Kab Seating Ltd, located at 1 Stone Circle Road, Northampton, NN3 8RS. The proposal involves the demolition of an existing building and the erection of two employment units (B8 use¹), including an additional access from Stone Circle Road and other associated works and infrastructure, subject to conditions.

Towcester Park, AL3, Tiffield Lane, Towcester, NN12 6PG

The committee approved recommendations for application 2025/1147/MAR, concerning Towcester Park, AL3, Tiffield Lane, Towcester, NN12 6PG. The proposal is for the approval of reserved matters, including layout, scale, appearance, and landscaping, for the erection of two buildings for industrial and/or storage and distribution purposes (Use Classes B1(c)², B2³, and/or B8 respectively), including ancillary offices (B1(a)⁴) at Plots 4 and 5 within Zone B, subject to conditions.

Car Park Railway Station, Black Lion Hill, Northampton

The committee deferred a decision on application WNN/2023/0083, concerning the Car Park Railway Station, Black Lion Hill, Northampton. The reasons for deferral are to be set out in the minutes. The hybrid planning application sought part full and part outline consent for the redevelopment of land at Northampton Station. Full consent was sought for Phase 1, including the construction of a multi-storey car park and public realm works. Outline consent was sought for Phase 2, including details of means of access and scale for the construction of a six-storey residential block and a five-storey hotel.

Podium Business Park, Shacks Barn Farm, A43, Oxford Road, Silverstone, NN12 8TB

The committee refused application S/2020/2337/MAO, concerning Podium Business Park, Shacks Barn Farm, A43, Oxford Road, Silverstone, NN12 8TB. The reasons for refusal are to be set out in the minutes. The outline application, with all matters reserved except access, was for a proposed mixed-use employment site comprising Use Class E (g) (Officers, R&D and Industrial Processes), Class B2 (General Industrial) and B8 (Storage and Distribution), including complimentary uses and associated works.

B8 use class is defined as storage or distribution. ↩
B1(c) use class is defined as light industrial. ↩
B2 use class is defined as general industrial. ↩
B1(a) use class is defined as office. ↩

Delegated decisions linked to this meeting

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2025/1769/MAF - Kab Seating Ltd, 1 Stone Circle Road, Northampton, NN3 8RS
Recommendations Approved

The Strategic Planning Committee approved the demolition of an existing building and the erection of two employment units at 1 Stone Circle Road, Northampton, on 21 October 2025. The decision was approved subject to conditions. These conditions include a post-commissioning noise survey, full site characterisation and risk assessment, a remediation scheme, procedures for unexpected contamination, a detailed site-specific Construction Environmental Management Plan, and a detailed lighting scheme.

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WNN/2023/0083 - Car Park Railway Station, Black Lion Hill, Northampton
Recommendations Approved

The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council deferred the decision on the Car Park Railway Station, Black Lion Hill, Northampton application on 21 October 2025. The reasons for the deferral are to be set out in the Minutes.

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2025/1147/MAR - Towcester Park, AL3, Tiffield Lane, Towcester, NN12 6PG
Recommendations Approved

The Strategic Planning Committee approved the reserved matters application for two industrial and/or storage and distribution buildings at Towcester Park. The decision was made on 21 October 2025. The approval is subject to conditions including details of crime prevention measures, hours of operation, site lighting, colour banding, sustainability, noise and vibration, and drainage.

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S/2020/2337/MAO - Podium Business Park, Shacks Barn Farm, A43, Oxford Road, Silverstone, NN12 8TB
Recommendations Approved

The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council refused the outline application for a mixed-use employment site at Podium Business Park, Shacks Barn Farm, A43, Oxford Road, Silverstone, NN12 8TB on 21 October 2025. Reasons for refusal are to be set out in the minutes.

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