Plan for 1,000 homes and section of Northampton orbital road

A new housing estate and a new highway linking Welford Road and the A43 is to be the subject of a planning application.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Jan 2016, 06:26 BST

Developer Roundhill Northampton Ltd are proposing to fund and deliver the section of the Northampton North Orbital Road along with a 1,000-home estate called Moulton Heights.

The company has been in talks with Daventry District Council and Northamptonshire County Council for several years and has now finished its masterplan.

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It shows that the 1.6km section of orbital road would link the A43 to Boughton Fair Lane.

Oliver Roper, director of the company, said: “This proposal also contains 1,000 units, a new secondary school, employment and leisure facilities.

“The scheme will create 1,485 jobs, £9.1m in New Homes Bonus Payments to Daventry District Council and £46m worth of community infrastructure and planning contributions.”

A version of the plan was contained in a consultation in October 2014.

Roundhill has now completed its environmental statement and expects to submit a planning application “in the next 12 weeks”.

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