Given itself permission

Published: Thursday, 26 August 2010

WEST Northamptonshire Development Corporation has given itself permission to build facilities at its new marina  on the Nene in Northampton.

Offices, showers and laundry facilities for boaters will be housed in the building that now has planning permission at the new marina at Becket's Park in the town.

Nearing completion

The marina itself is nearing completion, and work on the new building is expected to start in October. and will be the final stage in the marina development.  The illustration is an artists' view of the completed marina.

As reported in narrowboatworld the new marina is in the former disused boating lake in Becket's Park which has been drained, excavated and refilled, with  100 floating mooring pontoons being installed.