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The quiet cul-de-sac at the centre of a row over plans to serve a 3,000-home estate with a new access road.

Quiet cul-de-sac to become access route for 3,000-home estate

Drone footage of the NWRR from the Kingsthorpe side, going towards Harlestone Firs. Credit: Paul Wilkinson

Completion date revealed for £54.5 million relief road around the edge of town

Headteacher John Gillett with Paul Stones, Technical Director at Persimmon Homes Midlands

Persimmon Homes gives £6,000 cash boost to Bramptons Primary School

Masterplan of the Towcester Grange Sustainable Urban Extension at outline stage. The local centre will be made up of the area highlighted in purple.

Plans unveiled for local centre with large convenience store and six other units

A 3D visualisation of what the new Wood Burcote cricket green and pavilion, in the Towcester Vale residential extension, could look like. (Image: Persimmon Homes)

Plan for cricket pavilion in new urban extension in Northamptonshire

Sales Advisors, Vanessa Bunn and Billy Fulcher celebrating the launch.

Charles Church debuts refresh at Northamptonshire development

Drone footage of the NWRR from the Kingsthorpe side, going towards Harlestone Firs. Credit: Paul Wilkinson

Take a look at latest drone footage of a £54.5 million road set to open soon

A regional branch of the RSPCA has received a £1,000 donation from Persimmon Homes

Local RSPCA branch celebrates boost from housebuilder

Signage at Harlestone Firs announces the start of the long-awaited tree planting initiative, with 8,000 native trees set to be planted to offset the removal of 1,800 trees for the North West Relief Road and Dallington Grange development.

Major 8,000-tree replanting process at precious woodland set to start soon

Work on the £54.5 million North West Relief Road progresses, with completion expected this summer

Completion date revealed for controversial £54.5 million 'relief' road

Drivers are being urged to avoid the A43 between Towcester and Silverstone during "peak" times.

Drivers advised to avoid stretch of A43 during 'peak' times due to ongoing works

The Towcester Relief Road is set to connect the A5 with the A43, aiming to alleviate traffic through the town centre

Three full night time closures on A43 as part of relief road construction

An evening of celebration at the prestigious Shaw Trust DisabilityPower100 event

Disabled adventurer named in prestigious DiabilityPower100

This is where 1,800 trees have been felled at the Firs to make way for the NWRR. Credit: Richard Durham.

The Althorp Estate remains silent on start date for 8,000-tree replanting scheme

Pictures of the final phase of the North West Relief Road (NWRR), running through Harlestone Firs, being constructed by Persimmon Homes

Photos show final phase of controversial £54.5m road which runs through forest

Drone footage, captured by Richard Durham, shows the latest work on the NWRR by Persimmon Homes, which runs through part of Harlestone Firs.

Drone footage shows destruction of precious woodland to make way for new road
Take a look at drone footage which shows the ‘heartbreaking destruction’ of precious Northampton woodland to make way for a new £54.5 million road and 3,000 homes.
Logan MacLeod

New Grand Union Homes at The Furlongs, Towcester

Grand Union easing housing demand in Towcester

Four-way traffic lights are currently in place at Harlestone Road roundabout, next to Harlestone Firs.

Everything you need to know about roadworks causing 'chaos' on major road

Four-way traffic lights are in place at Harlestone Road roundabout, next to Harlestone Firs, until December 13.

Delays 'likely' until Christmas for thousands of motorists using major road

Dave Suter took a picture of the poppy field at the start of summer (left) and at the end of summer this month (right).

Upset following 'destruction' of 'hidden gem' poppy field at precious woodland

The Towcester Relief Road is set to connect the A5 with the A43, aiming to alleviate traffic through the town centre

House builder accused of ‘ripping off’ town after delays to relief road

Persimmon Homes and Northampton Town Football Club

Persimmon Homes extend partnership with Northampton Town

Persimmon Homes is set to begin work on Harlestone Grange "imminently".

Work to begin 'imminently' on controversial 3,000-home housing estate

WNC has nearly completed the second phase of the NWRR, which crosses the railway line and connects to the developers' road to the A5199. Photo: Logan MacLeod

Target completion date revealed for controversial £54.5 million 'relief road'

Residents have blasted developers after paying £550,000 to live on 'desolate' newbuild estate which remains unfinished - FIVE years after people moved in. Pictured: Lin Glover

Our dream home is an unfinished building site...after 5 years

The Section Bender in place

Old factory commemorated by Roade Local History Society

Illustrative 3D plans of the Towcester Grange town centre.

Designs for local centre revealed in a bid to help town 'achieve its potential'
According to the plans, the frontage of the high street will draw from Georgian and Victorian inspirations
Nadia Lincoln

The Towcester Relief Road project team with Andrea Leadsom MP

Towcester relief road reaches key milestone

Drone footage shows phase three of Buckton Fields (left), off Brampton Lane, and ongoing works with the £54.5m North West Relief Road (right)

Drone footage shows transformation of countryside to make way for new homes

The sign advertising Dallington Grange housing estate at the Harlestone Firs end

Plans to build first 300 houses of massive housing development set for approval

Team Shoe-Box at a recent tournament

Housing developer helps boxing gym secure knock-out new facilities

Once complete, the Overstone Leys SUE will be comprised of up to 2,000 properties

Plans for 223 new homes to be built set to be approved

The roundabout outside the Towcester Racecourse is considered to be a bit of a gamble when choosing a lane

‘It's an accident waiting to happen,’ says A5 motorist about lane confusion

Councillor Ian McCord speaks up after reporting Persimmon Homes are in breach of planning conditions

‘Persimmon must comply with planning conditions,’ says ward councillor

The sign advertising Dallington Grange, with trees at Harlestone Firs in the background

Forest trees set to be felled to make way for £54.5 million relief road

The sign advertising the estate has been erected in York Way, Harlestone

'Coming soon': Housing estate equivalent to the size of 10 football pitches

NTGA and South Northamptonshire Community Responders both won £5,000.

Two county organisations win share of £1 million from housebuilder’s youth fund

The duo after they'd donated more than 30 inches of hair between them.

Woman and eight-year-old goddaughter chop more than 30 inches of hair for wigs

The farm land to the right of the map has been earmarked for 211 homes

Plans unveiled to build 211-home housing estate in Northants town

Northamptonshire Trampoline Gymnastics Academy and South Northants Community Responders are both in with a chance of winning the funds.

Organisations could win up to £100K in competition - but they need your vote

South Northamptonshire MP Dame Andrea Leadsom (centre) visited the Towcester relief road construction site in June

Government to fund measures to improve Towcester relief road and support town ce...

Davina Bowmer from Greens Norton Scout Group receives £1,000 of Building Futures funding from Simon McDonald, Persimmon Homes regional divisional director for Central.

Northamptonshire scout group receives £1,000 to help fund permanent base to be e...

The site appears to be finished but is still fenced off while the authorities go through the legal process

Residents left frustrated over year-long legal process of opening children's pla...

Andrea Leadsom MP was given a tour of the in-progress road.

Work progressing on long-awaited town relief road as MP given tour

Friends of Towcester Primary School accepting the donation from Persimmon Homes.

Northamptonshire housebuilder funds school library and community foodbank

From left, Persimmon Homes regional divisional director (Central) Simon McDonald and sales director Claire Dearsley with Tessa Taylor from the KidsAid Foundation

Housebuilder donates £2,500 to children's charity based in Northampton

Kidscape received a £1,000 donation that will help to support their parent advice line.

Anti-bullying charity receives £1,000 donation from house-building company to su...

A drawing of where the Towcester relief road will be built between the A5 and A43 to the south of the town

Find out more about Towcester relief road progress at virtual public meeting

The Dallington Grange proposals are for 3,000 homes near Kings Heath.

Developers working on 3,000-home housing estate extension in Northampton given s...

Persimmon Homes Midlands sales director Claire Dearsley (second left) presents Community Champions funding to Brenda Woolf and volunteers from Roade Community Larder

Northamptonshire foodbank given £1,000 boost by housing developer

Liberal Democrat Towcester towncouncillorDavid Tarbun on the A5 in Towcester

Concerns raised about apparent lack of construction on new Towcester relief road...

Library picture taken before lockdown - Northampton Swimming Club's British nationals squad

Northampton Swimming Club keeps fingers crossed over chance to win share of £1 m...

Northampton Swimming Club needs your help to get a huge funding boost.

‘We need your help’: Northampton Swimming club shortlisted for chance to win £10...

Claire Dearsley, sales director for Persimmon Homes Midlands

Helping hand from housebuilder for Northampton charity helping older people

The Bugbrooke based junior football club has teams from under 7's to under 16's.

Northants junior football club able to purchase new equipment after securing hou...