Major plans have been unveiled to build 26 homes as an extension to a quiet village on the outskirts of Northampton.

Proposals have been submitted by Francis Jackson Homes Ltd to West Northamptonshire Council to build up to 26 new homes on land to the north of Church Lane in Nether Heyford.

According to the applicant, the scheme would include an even split between market and affordable housing, with 13 affordable homes and 13 homes for private sale, to create what it describes as a “genuinely mixed and inclusive residential scheme”.

Planning papers say there would be a mix of 15 two-bedroom homes, seven three-bedroom homes and four four-bedroom homes. These would include five bungalows and 21 houses, made up of detached, semi-detached and modest terraced properties.

Plans have been submitted to build up to 26 new homes on land to the north (top left) of Church Lane in Nether Heyford.

placeholder image — Plans have been submitted to build up to 26 new homes on land to the north (top left) of Church Lane in Nether Heyford.

The applicant says the proposed mix has been informed by local housing need. In planning documents, Francis Jackson Homes Ltd states the development “would provide a mix that broadly addresses the requirements identified in the Nether Heyford Neighbourhood Plan, including a considerable number of affordable dwellings”.

All of the proposed homes would be two storeys or lower, according to plans.

The site covers land on the north side of Church Lane that is already allocated for housing in the Nether Heyford Neighbourhood Plan, along with a small additional area to the west. The applicant says “none of this land is open land which is of particular significance to the form and character of the village”.

Access to the development would be taken from a newly configured junction at Church Lane and Weedon Road.

Francis Jackson Homes Ltd points to its track record of similar developments in Northamptonshire villages.

In the application, the company says it has “successfully delivered a great many sites of this scale” in villages including Little Houghton, Syresham, Hackleton, Yardley Hastings, West Haddon and Naseby, adding that such communities are “more than capable of accommodating modest residential growth of this nature without adverse impact”.

West Northamptonshire Council is expected to make a decision on the application by April 20, 2026.