DHL Application in Towcester

DHL Application

The DHL planning application for warehousing in Towcester has understandably garnered much opposition from thousands of residents.  I have been working with Save Towcester Now who have worked phenomenally hard to fight against this application.  The arguments against this particular planning application are that it fails to satisfy policy grounds set out in the Local Plan and SPD, on visual impact, employment, traffic and compatibility with the identity of the area. 

I have grave concerns about this application for the reasons above and have spoken at both the Strategic Planning Committee meeting in November 2024 (where it was resounding rejected) as well as the Planning Inspectorate Appeal hearing in February 2025.  We will await the outcome of the Appeal. 

News

Sarah Bool Holds DHL To Account

Following the DHL planning permission being granted, I have written to their CEO of DHL Express UK.With the 49 conditions attached to the permission, DHL must now do all they can to mitigate the impact of the development and we will be holding them to account.

Sarah Bool Responds to DHL Appeal Outcome

I want to express how extremely disappointed I am that the Planning Inspectorate has announced his approval of the Appeal by DHL.Although not the result any of us wanted, I must commend Save Towcester Now, who have worked so tirelessly to demonstrate why this was a totally inappropriate development

Sarah Bool Commends Rejection of DHL Application

I am delighted that the DHL warehousing application in Towcester has been resoundingly rejected by the Strategic Planning Committee by a majority of 11-1. This is a great result for the many local voices that have raised concern about this proposal, including Save Towcester Now and the surrounding

Sarah Bool Writes Open Letter on DHL Development

I have today written an open letter to residents of Towcester and South Northamptonshire regarding the DHL warehousing development application. This development would be completely inappropriate for our area and I will speak against it at the planning hearing next week.