The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday 17 March 2026. The meeting's agenda includes a significant application for reserved matters concerning the development of 295 dwellings at Dallington Grange, Mill Lane, Kingsthorpe, Northampton.

Dallington Grange Development

A key item for discussion is the application for reserved matters concerning access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale for 295 dwellings at Dallington Grange, Mill Lane, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN5 7PZ. This application relates to outline planning permission N/2014/1429, which originally approved up to 3,000 dwellings as part of the Dallington Grange Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE).

The report pack indicates that the proposal includes 20 affordable dwellings, which is slightly below the 6.9% required by the Section 106 agreement, though this shortfall is noted as acceptable due to other parcels of the development providing more affordable units. The proposed mix of housing includes 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom, and 5-bedroom free market dwellings, alongside 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and 3-bedroom affordable dwellings.

Concerns have been raised by the Lead Local Flood Authority regarding a lack of detail on finished land levels. The report also notes that while most dwellings comply with Nationally Described Space Standards, one house type has a slightly undersized bedroom. The Council's Environment Protection Team has requested a condition for a noise mitigation validation report, and WNC Highways has raised points regarding visitor parking, road bends, and crossing points. The application is recommended for GRANT PERMISSION subject to conditions.

The meeting will also consider other planning matters, as detailed in the full public reports pack for the Strategic Planning Committee meeting on 17 March 2026.