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22 Apr 2026

6:00 pm

Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 22nd April 2026 6.00 pm

The Planning Policy Committee of West Northamptonshire Council was scheduled to discuss several key planning matters, including responses to consultations from neighbouring councils, updates on local development strategies, and the council's five-year housi...

25 Feb 2026

6:00 pm

Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 25th February 2026 6.00 pm

The Planning Policy Committee of West Northamptonshire Council was scheduled to discuss proposals for the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits Special Protection Area, updates to planning application validation requirements, and the council's response to governmen...

08 Jan 2026

Planning Policy Committee - Thursday 8th January 2026 6.00 pm

The Planning Policy Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Thursday 8 January 2026, approving the updated West Northamptonshire Local Development Scheme and recommending the draft West Northamptonshire Local Plan for public consultation. The comm...

17 Dec 2025

Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 17th December 2025 6.00 pm

The Planning Policy Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss the West Northamptonshire Local Development Scheme, and to review the minutes of their previous meeting. The [agenda](https://westnorthants.moderngov.co.uk/documents/g2849/Agenda%20frontsheet%201...

19 Nov 2025

Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 19th November 2025 6.00 pm

The West Northamptonshire Council's Planning Policy Committee convened on 19 November 2025 and addressed several key planning initiatives. The committee approved the West Northamptonshire Draft Statement of Community Involvement 2025, adopted the updated Gr...

About

The purpose of the Planning Policy Committee is to exercise the Council’s executive functions in relation to the preparation and, where applicable, approval of planning policy and neighbourhood planning documents.

Membership The members of the Committee represent as far as possible the political balance of the Council as a whole, but this is not a counting committee for the purposes of establishing political balance. Membership shall consist of:

(a)  Three Executive Members

(b)  Six Non-Executive Members (3 Conservative, 2 Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat) to include the Chairs of the Local and Strategic Planning Committees As this is an Executive Committee only the Executive members shall vote, but the aim of the Committee is to try to establish broad consensus about the development of planning policy.

Members

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Thomas Manning · Chair
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Bob Purser · Member
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Charles Manners · Member
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Charlie Hastie · Member
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James Petter · Member
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John East · Member
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Jonathan Harris · Member
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Phil Bignell · Member
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Scott Packer · Member
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Rosie Humphreys · Substitute
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