West Northamptonshire Committees

Strategic Planning Committee

Planning

Recent meetings

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18 Aug 2026

2:00 pm

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday, 18 August 2026 - 2.00 pm

The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Tuesday 18 August 2026 and approved four major residential development applications. The committee granted outline planning permission for up to 450 dwellings on land north-east of Bra...

14 Jul 2026

2:00 pm

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday, 14 July 2026 - 2.00 pm

The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Tuesday 14 July 2026 and approved a proposal for a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm. The meeting, which was confirmed to have been held, focused on a single planning application.

30 Jun 2026

1:00 pm

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday, 30 June 2026 - 1.00 pm

The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Tuesday 30 June 2026 and refused planning permission for the development at Furtho Pits, Old Cosgrove Road, Old Stratford. This decision was made contrary to the Case Officer's recomme...

16 Jun 2026

2:00 pm

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 16th June 2026 2.00 pm

The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Tuesday 16 June 2026, deciding on three planning applications. The committee refused permission for a development at Land South of East of Grange Park, Northampton, approved a change o...

21 Apr 2026

2:00 pm

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday, 21 April 2026 - 2.00 pm

The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council was scheduled to consider three major planning applications. These included an outline application for up to 150 dwellings north of Brackley, a replacement distribution warehouse at Blaise Pa...

17 Mar 2026

3:00 pm

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday, 17 March 2026 - 3.00 pm

The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Tuesday 17 March 2026, approving a reserved matters application for 295 new homes at Dallington Grange, Mill Lane, Kingsthorpe, Northampton. The committee also considered and approved ...

About

The Strategic Planning Committee is responsible for decisions on significant town and country planning matters within West Northamptonshire. This includes large-scale housing developments of 200 homes or more, commercial developments exceeding 10,000 square metres, and other strategically important projects identified by council officers. The committee also handles applications where public representations or consultee responses make it inappropriate for delegated powers to be exercised. Its remit is focused on major development control and strategic planning applications.

Members

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Scott Packer · Chair
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Nigel Berrill · Vice-Chair
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Anthony Lock · Member
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Bob Purser · Member
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Charles Manners · Member
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David Gaskell · Member
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David Smith · Member
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Phil Bignell · Member
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Richard Pipes · Member
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Ronald Firman · Member
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Rosie Humphreys · Member
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Sally Keeble · Member
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Trefor Hughes · Member
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Adrian Cartwright · Substitute
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Jonathan Harris · Substitute
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Nicholas Humphries · Substitute
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Rebecca Breese · Substitute
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Stephen Clarke · Substitute