Councillor Charles Manners
Email: charles.manners@westnorthants.gov.uk
Council: West Northamptonshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
52 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 17th December 2025 6.00 pm
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 16th December 2025 2.00 pm
Council - Thursday 27th November 2025 5.00 pm
The West Northamptonshire Council was scheduled to meet on 27 November 2025 at The Guildhall, Northampton. The agenda included discussion of the Local Government Pension Scheme, the Youth Justice Plan, changes to committee places, and a new public mortuary. Councillors were also expected to discuss motions on rural road safety, family support, blue badges[^2] and digital IDs.
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 Grand Union and Oxford Canal Conservation Area Review, and moved forward with the Grange Park Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan, accepting the Examiner’s recommendations to proceed to a referendum. Additionally, the committee discussed the draft West Northamptonshire Infrastructure and Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document, agreeing to release it for public consultation.
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 18th November 2025 3.00 pm
The West Northamptonshire Council's Strategic Planning Committee convened on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, to discuss and decide on two major planning applications in Harpole. Both applications, concerning land at Norwood Farm and land north west of Upper High Street, were approved in line with officer recommendations, subject to conditions.
Decisions from Meetings
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Draft West Northamptonshire Infrastructure and Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document
From: Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 17th September 2025 6.00 pm - September 17, 2025
...the committee approved the release of the draft West Northamptonshire Infrastructure and Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document for a six-week public consultation, agreed to use the document's indexation arrangements for interim section 106 agreements, and delegated authority for minor editorial changes before release.
Recommendations Approved
S/2020/2045/MAO - Woolgrowers Field, Land North of Greens Norton Road, Towcester
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 19th August 2025 2.00 pm - August 19, 2025
Recommendations Approved
2025/1993/MAF - Zone G, DIRFT, Crick
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 19th August 2025 2.00 pm - August 19, 2025
...the construction of a storage and distribution building with ancillary office floorspace, ancillary buildings, and associated infrastructure at Zone G, DIRFT, Crick, was approved subject to conditions.
Recommendations Approved
2024/5352/MAF - Land to the West of A43 Buckingham Road, Evenley, NN13 5GH
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 19th August 2025 2.00 pm - August 19, 2025
...to grant permission for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of a renewable biomethane gas generation facility with associated infrastructure on land to the West of A43 Buckingham Road, Evenley, NN13 5GH, subject to conditions and the completion of a Section 106 agreement to secure off-site mitigation measures for skylarks and breeding birds.
Recommendations Approved
Government consultation on improving the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain for minor, medium and brownfield development; and Biodiversity Net Gain for nationally significant infrastructure projects
From: Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 23rd July 2025 6.00 pm - July 23, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 52
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 56