APPENDIX A

A PROPOSAL TO DESIGNATE AN AREA AT

SIXFIELDS/WEEDON ROAD AS A

DISTRICT CENTRE

Northampton Borough Council

Planning, Transportation and Regeneration

April 2003

Contents

Introduction 1

Why Designate Sixfields/Weedon Road as a District Centre? 2

Context 3

Description 3

Permeability 5

Public Transport 8

Urban Form 10

Highways 12

Mix of Uses 13

Definition of the Boundary 13

Consultation 15

Appendix A 16

Mr D Alderson Head of Planning, Transportation and Regeneration Cliftonville House Bedford Road NN4 7NR

01604 837837 (Switchboard)

Email [email protected]

PROPOSED SIXFIELDS DISTRICT CENTRE – MARCH 2003

CONSULTATION DRAFT

Introduction

The Borough Council is consulting on a proposal to designate an area at Weedon Road and Sixfields as a District Centre.

The Borough Council, together with English Partnerships have commissioned consultants (Halcrow) to undertake a feasibility study of the regeneration potential of three sites in the Borough (Sixfields, Harvey Reeves Road and Ransome Road). The study, published in February 2003, identified proposals for the Sixfields area, including possible further retail or leisure development, in the area currently used as a Car Park and Recycling Centre.

The study examined a range of issues including ownership, geotechnical and contamination issues. It is available as a separate report1. In view of the fact that these issues have already been considered, they need not be covered in this report.

The Council has adopted the preferred strategies identified by Halcrow for the three sites.

In respect of the Sixfields area the preferred strategy is set out below;

• Package 1: Park and ride, civic amenity sites and land to the south redeveloped for retail/leisure/car showroom or alternatively offices. Possible new access from Gambrel Road roundabout.

• Package 2: Upton Way surface car park redeveloped for a mixed-use development comprising offices, hotel and/or residential. Consideration of the inclusion of land to the south west outside of NBC ownership as a sub- option for the same use

• Package 3: The stadium, athletics track, training pitch and undeveloped land to the east. Consideration of setting a 3/5 year timeframe for proposals for a landmark leisure/sports facility, - “Northampton Competing Sports and Leisure Centre of Excellence”, (e.g. possibly including additional commercial uses such as 5-a-side covered pitches, Football Association, a David Lloyd type tennis centre and other commercial uses as a part of the stadium complex to be managed as a single comprehensive facility).

• A link Road to Harvey Reeves Road.

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1 Sixfields Feasibility Study (February 2003) Halcrow Group Limited

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Why Designate Sixfields/Weedon Road as a District Centre?

The Sixfields and Weedon Road area contains a wide variety of shops, including a major foodstore, and services that serve the western part of the town. There is currently no geographic based planning framework specifically addressing the future of this area (although the Local Plan does contain many relevant Borough wide policies). There is a need to clarify the role of this area in the shopping hierarchy.

The area to the west and south west of Sixfields will see considerable growth in the future (see below) and therefore this is an opportune time to develop proposals to maximise the potential of this area and equip it to serve the existing and future needs of the town.

Defining the role of the area will provide certainty and thereby help developers, investors, agencies and local government to make informed decisions about future investment in the centre.

Proposals for urban expansion in the south west district can also be developed in the full knowledge of the future role of this area. The designation will provide a basis for a number of decisions including linkages, public transport routes and decisions about the scale of shopping provision need in future expansion areas.

An opportunity now exists to prepare a plan to identify opportunities to better connect this area for pedestrians and cyclists and provide a broader range of facilities/services to fulfil its role as a District Centre.

The objectives of this plan and subsequent Action Plan are : • to designate Sixfields Weedon Road as a District Centre • to increase the permeability of the centre for people on foot and cyclists • to broaden the range of uses within the centre • to increase opportunities for people to access the centre by means other than the private car; and • to create a sense of place

ISSUE 1 ✲ The Council considers that the Sixfields/Weedon Road area should fulfil the role of a District Centre to serve the needs of the western part of Northampton together with the proposed expansion in the south west District. It intends to designate the area as a District Centre, and prepare a plan of improvements. Do you agree with this? Are there any benefits to such a designation in addition to those outlined above? (See Issue 13 for definition of the boundary)

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Context

Northampton has seen considerable growth over the last few decades. The current Structure Plan identifies a requirement for a further 19,300 dwellings in the Northampton Policy Area in the period 1996 to 2016. In addition the recent growth area study2 (commissioned by Regional Planning Bodies following proposals in Government approved Regional Planning Guidance) identifies the potential for further significant growth - 49,000 dwellings over the next 30 years or so. Whilst this study will be subject to further testing at Examinations in Public for the Structure Plan and Regional Spatial Strategy reviews, it is a clear indication that Northampton will continue to experience further growth for the foreseeable future.

Northampton has a hierarchy of shopping centres, starting with the town centre, followed by District centres at in the east, Mereway in the south, to the north, St Leonards Road in , St James, Wellingborough Road, Kettering Road and Kingsley Park Terrace. In addition there are numerous local centres distributed across the Borough.

These centres are designated in the 1997 Local Plan, and are currently being reviewed as part of the comprehensive review of the Local Plan.

The area proposed to be designated as a District Centre straddles Weedon Road, the main road linking Northampton with junction 16 of the M1, to the west of the established part of Northampton. This part of Northampton is not currently served by a recognised District Centre.

This part of the Borough is expected to see considerable growth in the future. A development of 1020 dwellings is due to start later this year to the south and west of Upton Grange. Further land in the south west district (to the south of Weedon Road and west of Upton Way) is identified for development in the current Local Plan.

The principal guidance from government on retail matters is contained in PPG6 (Town Centres and Retail Development – June 1996. This guidance recognises the role of district shopping centres in the shopping hierarchy, and states that Councils should adopt policies which enable centres to meet the needs of residents of their area. Guidance is also found in PPG 13 (Transport March 2001) which seeks to direct uses which are major trip generators to centres where access by a range of modes of transport is available.

Description

The Sixfields and Weedon Road area consists of a mixture of retail and leisure uses which were developed in the late 1980s and 90s.

It consists of a series of individually designed retail/leisure developments each with their own access and car parking areas. These developments are poorly integrated in a number of respects. 3

2 Milton Keynes and South Midlands Study

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To the south of the proposed centre is the Community Stadium, home of Northampton Town Football Club, together with an athletics track.

Linkages between the individual areas for pedestrians are generally poor, and hindered by highways, lack of footways, and obstructions from fences and walls etc.

The preparation of a plan for this area provides an opportunity to identify proposals for better connections within and to this area for pedestrians and cyclists and to provide a broader range of facilities/services.

The existing uses (March 2003) within the area are currently focused on retail and leisure as listed below:

Operator A1 A3 Other

Sainsbury’s Superstore and petrol filling station ✔ Boots ✔ Mamas and Papas ✔ JJB Sports ✔ Powerhouse ✔ Holiday Hypermarket ✔ Halfords sui generis Matalan ✔ Wickes ✔ Hobbycraft ✔ Waste Disposal Facility sui generis Park and Ride Parking facility sui generis Megabowl D2 Canon Leisure D2 ✔ Old Orleans ✔ Bella Pasta ✔ Sixfields Tavern ✔ Freestanding cash dispenser sui generis Chevy’s Music Bar ✔ McDonalds Restaurant and Drivethru ✔ UGC Multiscreen Cinema D2 Frankie and Bennies ✔ Burger King Restaurant and Drivethru ✔ TGI Fridays ✔ Travelodge C1 BP petrol filling station sui generis Little Chef ✔ Former Tempo (currently vacant) ✔ Rock Bottom ✔

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Permeability

A study of the permeability of the area by pedestrians has been undertaken as indicated on Plan A - Permeability.

The Sixfields development itself is well served by footways with a spine footpath running throughout the development, together with footways adjacent to Way. The only real constraints are the unaided crossing of the north/south spine road, a dual carriageway which is very busy especially on match days and access to the bus stop. However, the low density of development at Sixfields, and consequently the relatively long distances between destinations, and the types of uses, and barriers between some parking areas, deter walking within the development.

The area to the north of Weedon Road is reasonably permeable, there are footways and a raised belisha crossing linking Sainsburys foodstore and the Sixfields Retail Centre. However again the relatively long distances between units and to the adjacent residential areas act as a deterrent to walking.

Pedestrian access between the north and south of Weedon Road is limited to a subway to the south of Sainsburys and an unaided crossing at the Tyne Road/Gambrel road roundabout. The Sixfields Development essentially turns its back onto Weedon Road, and precludes pedestrian access (other than via the subway) by means of fences /walls etc around the parking areas. Thus currently there is only a very limited pedestrian flow between the north and south of Weedon Road.

This indicates that there is currently severance between the various parts of the proposed centre which deter/prevent movement between different units on foot. As a consequence car journeys are generated within the area itself in addition to the journeys to and from the centre.

Appendix A examines the permeability of each area in more detail.

ISSUE 2 ✲ How could the linkages for pedestrians and cyclists within the proposed centre be improved? Are the potential improved linkages shown (indicatively) on the attached Plan B about right, or are there other linkages which would be appropriate?

ISSUE 3 ✲ How could pedestrian and cyclist linkages with the adjoining residential and employment areas be improved? Are the routes shown (indicatively) on the attached Plan B about right, or are there other linkages which would be appropriate?

ISSUE 4 ✲ What could be done to improve facilities for cyclists? If cycle storage where to be provided, where would it best be located?

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Public Transport

Bus Stops The area is served by bus stops at the roundabout on Walter Tull Way, Gambrel Road and Weedon Road (See Plan C – Public Transport)

Access to the bus stop in Sixfields requires pedestrians to cross the internal spine road at an uncontrolled crossing point. Whilst the stop is within 400 metres of all of the leisure units on the site the walk from the southern end (TGI Fridays) is up an incline and has only limited natural surveillance, mainly from passing traffic.

The bus stops on Weedon Road provide access to frequent services. However they require the crossing of the busy Weedon road at uncontrolled crossing points.

The stops on Gambrel Road are reasonably convenient to people visiting the Sainsbury’s store or the Helical retail area, and give access to one town service and one service to an outlying village.

ISSUE 5 ✲ How could pedestrian access to the bus stops at Weedon Road and Walter Tull Way be improved? Is there a need for a light controlled crossing on Weedon Road at the Tyne Road roundabout?

ISSUE 6 ✲ Is there a need to provide more bus stops in the centre? Would a stop at the southern end of Walter Tull Way be appropriate? Are there any other possible locations?

Bus Services Weedon Road is identified in the Local Transport Plan (L.T.P.) as a ‘Radial Bus Corridor forming the Core Urban Network’. There are bus lanes starting just to the east of the centre linking to Castle Station and Marefair. The L.T.P. also contains proposals to extend the existing inbound bus lane to the Upton Way/Weedon Road roundabout by 2003. Further proposals as part of English Partnerships development at Upton will see the provision of bus lanes to the west of the roundabout to serve a proposed park and ride site.

The area is served by a number of local services and connections to outlying villages as set out below:

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Service Route Stops Peak Mon- Off Peak Sunday Sat Mon-Sat 27 St Giles Park Weedon Road, Every 20 Every 20 - – Sixfields - Gambrel Road mins mins Shelfleys 28 Hopping Hill – Weedon Road Every 60 Every 60 - Northampton – mins mins Links View 35 Northampton – Walter Tull Way 4 per day 4 per day - Towcester – Milton Keynes X38 Northampton – Walter Tull Way 2 per day 2 per day - Towcester - Oxford 40 Northampton – Walter Tull Way Every 60 Every 60 – 2 journeys Weedon - Mins 120 mins Daventry 41 Northampton – Walter Tull Way Every 60 Every 60 – - Weedon - Mins 120 mins Daventry X42 Northampton – Weedon Road Every 60 Every 60 - Weedon - Mins Mins Daventry 43 Northampton - Walter Tull Way Every 60 Every 60 - Harpole mins mins

District Centres gain maximum benefit from services which connect to the surrounding towns, villages and residential areas. Through routes, whilst on the one hand are welcome because they provide access for customers and staff from outlying areas, can also have a detrimental effect in that they provide convenient access to the town centre thereby diverting spending power away from the district centre.

ISSUE 7 ✲ Is there a need to increase the number/frequency of services which link Sixfields with the adjacent residential areas? Which other areas could be linked?

Urban form

Sixfields Sixfields is dominated by eating establishments which have each adopted their corporate styles. This results in a disjointed feel, exacerbated by the significant swathes of car parking, within which most developments are set.

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The development effectively turns its back on Upton Way and Weedon Road. This is due in part to the fact that the development was designed to be served off Walter Tull Way. Consideration needs to given as to how a more welcoming frontage could be achieved

There is no visual linkage between Sixfields and the development to the north.

Sainsburys Sainsburys is designed as a self contained unit and contributes little to the townscape. It effectively turns its back on Tollgate Way.

Sixfields Retail Park This is designed as a self contained development of fairly standard design retail units. It is set back from the highway behind a parking area and does little to create townscape.

South of Weedon Road (Halfords, Matalan and Wickes)

This is a series of individually designed developments taking a box form. They are set well back from the highway due to the service road.

Weedon Road The western part of Weedon Road is a purpose built dual carriageway with grass verges and landscaping, but no footways. To the west it links into a large roundabout. The design of the road corridor, and the fact that the adjacent developments are inward looking means that there is no sense of place.

The eastern stretch of Weedon Road is subject to a 30 mph speed limit and is currently single carriageway. The road corridor is of a smaller scale than further to the west although there are still no distinguishing features to create a sense of place.

Upton Way Upton Way is also a purpose built dual carriageway. There is a footway running parallel to Upton Way to the west and for part of its length to the east. It is also the subject of a 40 mph speed limit. The design of the road corridor, and the fact that the adjacent developments are inward looking means that there is no sense of place.

Unlike District centres that have grown organically, there are no unifying elements that link the various parts of the centre. They all have their own style and in many cases turn their back on the rest of the centre.

To help this area better function as a centre there is a need to visually link the centre and create a sense of place. To do this will require many landowners and other agencies to work together. There is no simple way of achieving this and views are invited - it could include a comprehensive hard landscaping scheme which for example used complimentary surface treatments for the whole centre, or it could take a softer approach and include landscaping which linked the various parts of the centre. An urban park may help to give the area some form of community focus. Fingerpost signing 11

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within the centre may also be of benefit.

ISSUE 8 ✲ What can be done to create a sense of place in the centre? Should the approach be to provide more hard landscaping with materials that link the various parts, or should this be done thorough soft landscaping. Would an urban park be appropriate? If so where would this be best located?

ISSUE 9 ✲ What other measures are required to improve the quality of the centre?

Highways The proposed centre is traversed by two principal routes, Weedon Road and Upton Way.

Upton Way is a purpose built dual carriageway subject to a 40mph speed limit. Walter Tull Way is connected to Upton Way via a roundabout at the southern end of the centre. Upton Way is then crossed by two pedestrian crossings, the northern one uncontrolled and the southern one a toucan crossing.

Weedon Road is subject to a 40 mph speed limit to the west of the centre and 30mph to the east. At the time of designing Sixfields, Weedon Road was subject to the national speed limit to the west of the roundabout. As part of the proposals for the Upton development, the speed limit will be reduced to 40mph. In the light of this it may be possible to reduce the speed limit east of the roundabout to 30 mph to provide a more suitable environment for a district centre.

The roundabout at Upton Way/Weedon Road suffers from congestion at peak periods and match days. There are proposals to signalise this junction in the near future. This signalisation will incorporate the recent toucan crossing which was installed to the west of the roundabout.

Weedon Road has a sharp turn in front of the petrol filling station. The Local Transport Plan includes a proposal to provide an inbound bus lane by 2003. This will include the realignment of this part of Weedon Road. Whilst this will deliver obvious benefits to bus passengers, it is important that this is not at the expense of pedestrians seeking to cross Weedon Road.

ISSUE 10 ✲ How can the needs of pedestrians best be accommodated in the proposals to provide an inbound bus lane along a realigned Weedon Road. Should the proposals include footways along the entire length of Weedon Road (to the Upton Way roundabout)?

ISSUE 11 ✲ Should the speed limit along Weedon Road (between Upton Way Roundabout and Tyne Road Roundabout) be reduced to 30mph?.

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Mix Of Uses

The current mix of uses is dominated by A1 retail and eating establishments (A3). In order to fulfil its role as a District Centre, there is a need to attract other uses.

The designation of Sixfields/Weedon Road as a District Centre to provide for the existing needs of this part of Northampton, together with the expansion of the town provides a sound basis for future investment decisions by the various authorities.

Possible additional uses include health and public services. The Council will consult all service deliverers to establish their aspirations for this part of the town.

ISSUE 12 ✲ Should there be a more diverse mix of uses in the centre? What types of uses should be located here in order that it can fulfil its role as a District Centre for the west of Northampton and future expansion in the south west District? How can service providers (e.g. health, libraries, police) be encouraged to locate in the centre?

Definition of the Boundary

Having established that the area at Sixfields/Weedon Road warrants designation as a District Centre it is necessary to define the extent of the designation. The Sixfields development through to Halfords to the south of Weedon Road, and Sainsbury’s and the Sixfields Retail Park to the north could be considered to form the core. In addition there are other areas which could be considered to be part of the centre namely: • Tempo (former) and Rock Bottom, • Little Chef, Travel Lodge and petrol filling station • Petrol filling station adjacent Helical development • Homebase and Audi Dealership

These areas have been identified on Plan D. The Council welcomes views on the merits of including these areas in the boundary. Additional information about the various parts of the centre is included in Appendix A.

ISSUE 13 ✲ Should the boundary of the District Centre be drawn around the core area (as described above and shown on Plan D), or should it be drawn more extensively?

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Consultation

Views are invited on the proposal to designate Weedon Road, Sixfields as a District Centre. Views are also invited on the Issues set out in this report. Any other comments not addressed by the issues will also be welcome.

The Council will then develop an Action Plan, based on the responses received to this consultation.

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APPENDIX A

This section provides a description of the uses in the various parts of the centre as identified on Plan D.

Sainsbury’s Foodstore and Petrol Filling Station

Brief Description 4,041 square metre (43,500 sqft) supermarket with separate filling station. There are current planning applications to extend both the main store and the petrol filling station.

Pedestrian Linkages within the Centre. There are no linkages to the north, as the building creates a physical barrier and to the west there is landscaping belt alongside the car park.

To the south there is an underpass which provides a link to the Sixfields development to the south of Weedon Road (see comments below re underpass).

There are footways and a raised balisha beacon crossing to the Helical Retail development to the east.

Pedestrian Linkages to the Centre. Sainsburys is not readily accessible on foot from the surrounding residential areas due to the need to cross busy roads and the distances involved. The recent signalisation of a crossing to the north east of Upton Grange has increased opportunities for walking to the store however it still requires the crossing of Tollgate Way at an uncontrolled crossing.

No. of Car Parking Spaces 594

No. of Cycle Parking Spaces

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Boots, Mamas and papas, JJB Sports, Holiday Hypermarket and Powerhouse. (Sixfields Retail Park)

Brief Description Boots (1,394 sq.m., 15,000 sq.ft.) – chemists (+ cash point machine) Mamas & Papas (743 sq.m., 8,000 sq.ft.) – baby/children’s wear and products JJB Sports (1,394 sq.m., 15,000 sq.ft.) – sportswear and goods Powerhouse (938 sq.m., 10,100 sq.ft.) – electrical retailer Holiday hypermarket (1,106 sq.m., 11,900 sq.ft.) – travel agents

Pedestrian Linkages within the Centre. The development is largely self contained. Access can be gained by pedestrians to the Sainsbury store by footways and a raised belisha beacon crossing. There is no convenient access to the Sixfields development to the south.

Pedestrian Linkages to the Centre. The centre is within a reasonable walking distance of the housing area to the east.

No. of Car Parking Spaces

No. of Cycle Parking Spaces None

Wickes, Matalan, Halfords

Brief Description Wickes (2,490 sq.m., 26,877 sq.ft.) - Everything for that project you always wanted to do. Matalan (2,787 sq.m., 30,000 sq.ft.) - Clothing and houseware Halfords (1,300 sq.m., 14,000 sq.ft.) - Car accessories and spares, cycles etc.

Pedestrian Linkages within the centre.

Each of these units has its own separate parking areas. None of them provide for pedestrians.

Pedestrian Linkages to the Centre. The stores are readily accessible on foot to the housing areas to the east.

No. of Car Parking Spaces Wickes 124 spaces

No. of Cycle Parking Spaces None

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Sixfields west (TGI Friday to McDonalds).

Brief Description Eating establishments, public house and a multi screen cinema each with their own parking areas. There is a free standing cash point adjacent to Chevvys Music and Wine Bar.

Pedestrian Linkages within the centre. There is a spine footpath running parallel to Upton Way/Weedon Road and footways adjacent to Walter Tull Way linking all of the units.

To the north there is an underpass which provides a link to Sainsbury’s. (see comments below re underpass).

Pedestrian Linkages to the Centre. The nearest housing area is Upton Grange to the west, from where pedestrian access can now be gained by a light controlled crossing.

No. of Car Parking Spaces

No. of Cycle Parking Spaces None

Sixfields east (Sixfields Tavern to Waste Recycling Facilty).

Brief Description Eating establishments, public house, fitness centre, bowling alley, park and ride parking facility and waste recycling centre.

Pedestrian Linkages within the centre. There is a spine footpath running parallel to Weedon Road extending from the south of Sixfield Tavern in an easterly direction to the Park and Ride parking facility and footways adjacent to Walter Tull Way.

To the north there is an underpass which provides a link to Sainsbury’s. (see comments below re underpass).

Pedestrian Linkages to the Centre. This area is within reasonable walking distance of the housing area to the east of Halfords.

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No. of Car Parking Spaces

No. of Cycle Parking Spaces None

Tempo and Rock Bottom Discount Store.

Brief Description Tempo (1,688 sq.m., 18,000 sq.ft) - electrical retailer, now vacant. There is a current application to change the use of the building to self storage and

Rock Bottom Discount Store (1,161 sq.m., 12,500 sq.ft.).

Pedestrian Linkages within the centre. This area is not well connected with the rest of the centre. There are uncontrolled crossing points on Tollgate Way, but this is a fast heavily trafficked route.

Pedestrian Linkages to the Centre. This area is within reasonable walking distance of the housing area to the east of Halfords.

No. of Car Parking Spaces 155 for both stores.

No. of Cycle Parking Spaces None

Homebase and Audi dealership.

Brief Description Homebase – (4,041 sq.m. 43,500 sq.ft.) Audi Car Dealership.

Pedestrian Linkages within the centre. Slightly remote from the remainder of the centre. Pedestrian access is possible to the Helical development to the west. Access to the centre south of Weedon Road requires crossing at uncontrolled points.

Pedestrian Linkages to the Centre.

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This area is within walking distance of the housing area to the east.

No. of Car Parking Spaces

No. of Cycle Parking Spaces

None

Travelodge , petrol filling station and Little Chef

Brief Description

Travelodge – Hotel Petrol filling Station Little Chef

Pedestrian Linkages within the centre. Separated from the rest of the centre by the A43 dual carriageway. A light controlled crossing has recently been installed.

Pedestrian Linkages to the Centre. This area is within walking distance of the housing area to the north and west. It is remote from other housing areas.

No. of Car Parking Spaces

No. of Cycle Parking Spaces None

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APPENDIX B

Proposed Consultation

The consultation period will last for 12 weeks.

Copies of the report will be sent to the following

Duston Parish Council Upton Parish Council Parishes adjacent to the borough boundary along the A45 within the District of Daventry and South Northamptonshire. Daventry and South Northamptonshire Councils. Occupiers of all the retail units in the Sixfields/Weedon Road area. Northamptonshire Health Authority Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust NCC Libraries NCC Planning and Transportation Northampton Chamber of Trade Northampton Taxi Cab Association Northamptonshire Police Quinton Parish Council Stagecoach East English Partnerships Town Centre Partnership CTC Northampton Football Club Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust Northamptonshire Police

In addition; A notice will be placed in the Northampton Chronicle A press release will be issued The report will be placed on the Council’s website. Copies will be made available at the reception area at Cliftonville and the First Stop Shop’

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