Hayway, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10

Offers are invited for the freehold interest with the benefit of an outline planning permission for the construction of up to 72 new homes including affordable.

Closing date for all written offers has passed and current final negotiations in process.


Land at Hayway, Rushden with outline planning permission granted for the construction of up to 72 new dwellings including 35% affordable. Planning permission is granted in outline form subject to the signing of a Section 106 agreement.

Offers are invited for the freehold interest unconditionally based on a guide price of £5m.

A summary of surveys and reports are available by request.

Site Description

The site is located on the southern side of Northampton Road and on the western side of Hayway, on the north western side of the Growth Town of Rushden. The site is of irregular shape and measures approximately 5.5 hectares in area. A former quarry, the site is heavily wooded in part and varied in terms of land levels, particularly in the section closest to Hayway and Northampton Road. A single dwelling is located on the site and is accessed along Hayway.

A large section of the site wraps around the residential development to the west (land east of Brindley Close). The site is also neighboured to the east by residential development along Batsmans Drive. To the south are playing fields associated with Rushden Academy. To the immediate west is a commercial unit on Brindley Close. Beyond this are additional employment uses, two supermarkets, a pub and beyond this, the A45 and Rushden Lakes.

The site is located predominantly in Flood Zone 1 with the exception of a small section of the site which runs along the southern boundary is located in Flood Zones 2 and 3. The site is not within a Conservation Area and is not within close proximity to any heritage assets. A number of trees located on the site are afforded statutory protection by way of a Tree Preservation Order.