A request to push back the delivery of a long-awaited local centre and shops in a new housing estate has been turned down.
More than 1,300 homes at Stanton Cross in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire have been occupied since construction began in May 2018.
That should have triggered a legally binding promise from developers to add the amenities once the 1,200th home had been sold.
But Stanton Cross Developments sought permission from North Northamptonshire Council to delay building the shops until there were 2,000 homes, despite objections from residents.
Planners unanimously rejected the request, the local Democracy Reporting Service said.