Anna Earnshaw
Council: West Northamptonshire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
40 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Extraordinary Meeting of Full Council, Council - Monday 19th January 2026 5.00 pm
The Council met on Monday 19 January 2026 to discuss the West Northamptonshire Local Plan and the appointment of key officers. The meeting's agenda included a report seeking approval to consult on a draft of the West Northamptonshire Local Plan, which outlines the council's plans for development, protection of areas, and policies for determining planning applications up to 2043. Additionally, the council was scheduled to consider the appointment of a Monitoring Officer and a Chief Officer.
Cabinet - Monday 22nd December 2025 6.00 pm
The Cabinet of West Northamptonshire Council is scheduled to meet on 22 December 2025 to discuss the 2026-27 draft budget and medium-term financial plan, along with financial monitoring reports and asset transactions. They will also discuss the performance of the One West Northamptonshire Plan and a shared services print contract.
Council - Thursday 27th November 2025 5.00 pm
The council of West Northamptonshire Council was scheduled to meet on 27 November 2025, in The Great Hall at The Guildhall, Northampton.
Cabinet - Monday 13th October 2025 6.00 pm
At a meeting of the West Northamptonshire Council Cabinet, members approved a new Family Help Strategy, endorsed an updated approach to locality-based prevention, and approved several service plans related to health protection and enforcement. The Cabinet also agreed to exclude the press and public to discuss the restoration of property for service use.
West Northamptonshire Health and Wellbeing Board - Friday 3rd October 2025 2.00 pm
The West Northamptonshire Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss a range of health and social care issues affecting the area, including updates on the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) improvement plan, the Family Help Strategy, disabled facilities grants, the NHS five-year plan, health inequalities, and joint strategic needs assessments. The meeting also included reports from Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire, and updates on the Better Care Fund and capital resources.
Decisions from Meetings
126 decisions · Page 8 of 26
Large Housing Projects Update
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 24th June 2025 6.00 pm - June 24, 2025
...to address financial challenges in three large housing projects, the Cabinet approved a new delivery strategy for Avenue Campus involving land disposals and infrastructure contracts, noted the acceptance of a Brownfield Land Release Fund grant, authorized utility procurement for Bassett-Lowke Hall and infrastructure works, noted the use of funds for these works and a revised planning application, noted the use of funds for design work at Roof Gardens, noted Belgrave House's inclusion in the Greyfriars project, and acknowledged that fewer affordable homes would be delivered, impacting the HRA's capacity for future council homes.
Recommendations Approved
Connect to Work Accountable Body
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 24th June 2025 6.00 pm - June 24, 2025
...to act as the Accountable Body for the South Midlands region, the Cabinet approved accepting approximately £32 million in DWP grant funding over five years to deliver the Connect to Work programme, and delegated authority to the Section 151 Officer to finalize the grant agreement and related agreements with local authorities.
Recommendations Approved
Options Appraisal of the future management of the Council's Housing Stock
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 24th June 2025 6.00 pm - June 24, 2025
...to pursue a medium-term plan to bring Northamptonshire Partnership Homes (NPH) services under direct Council management by June 2027, including tenant consultation and a £125k budget for implementation.
Recommendations Approved
Director of Public Health Annual Report 2024
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 24th June 2025 6.00 pm - June 24, 2025
...to note the contents and recommendations within the Director of Public Health Annual Report 2024, which focuses on promoting healthy active aging in West Northamptonshire.
Recommendations Approved
Revenue Monitoring Provisional Outturn 2024-25
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 24th June 2025 6.00 pm - June 24, 2025
...the Cabinet of West Northamptonshire noted the provisional outturn position for 2024-25, the deliverability of savings, general fund reserve creation and carry forward requests, a treasury management update, reserve balances, HRA carry forward requests, additions to the flexible use of capital receipts strategy, recommended Full Council approves a £1.473m General Fund Capital budget, and delegated authority for budget virements to the Executive Director, Resources.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 40
Average per Month: 1.7
Decisions Recorded: 126