Christopher Bates
Council: West Northamptonshire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
10 meetings · Page 1 of 2
Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 5th February 2026 6.00 pm
The Non-Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Thursday 5 February 2026, approving all seven planning applications that were presented. These included a mix of developments, from extensions to existing businesses and changes of use for community facilities, to the permanent retention of modular school buildings and the development of temporary accommodation for homeless individuals.
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 16th December 2025 2.00 pm
The Strategic Planning Committee is scheduled to meet on 16 December 2025 to discuss planning applications, including developments at a car park at Northampton Railway Station, Towcester Vale, and the Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange. The committee will also confirm the minutes of previous meetings held on 21 October 2025 and 18 November 2025.
Additional Meeting, Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 23rd October 2025 6.00 pm
The Non-Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Thursday 23 October 2025, approving one planning application and refusing another. The committee granted permission for five residential dwellings in Milton Malsor, subject to numerous conditions, and refused an outline application for up to 100 homes on Harlestone Road and York Way in Northampton.
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 21st October 2025 2.00 pm
The Strategic Planning Committee met on Tuesday to discuss four planning applications. Councillors approved reserved matters for industrial buildings at Towcester Park and approved recommendations for the Kab Seating Ltd site, while also refusing the Podium Business Park application and deferring a decision on the Car Park Railway Station application.
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 23rd September 2025 2.00 pm
The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met to discuss several planning applications, approving a primary school and a distribution warehouse, and deferring a decision on a housing development. The committee approved the construction of a new primary school at Buckton Fields and a storage and distribution building at Zone A, DIRFT, while a decision on a housing development on land north west of Upper High Street, Harpole, was deferred.
Decisions from Meetings
39 decisions · Page 2 of 8
2025/5037/TCA - Mountfield, High Street, Culworth
From: Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 5th February 2026 6.00 pm - February 05, 2026
Recommendations Approved
2025/1996/FULL - The Bell Plantation, Watling Street, Towcester
From: Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 5th February 2026 6.00 pm - February 05, 2026
Recommendations Approved
2025/3738/MAF - Plot 6, Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange, Northampton
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 16th December 2025 2.00 pm - December 16, 2025
The Strategic Planning Committee approved the construction of a storage and distribution building at Plot 6, Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange, on 16 December 2025. This approval was granted in accordance with the Case Officer’s recommendation, subject to conditions and the completion of a Section 106 Agreement. The decision includes the allocation of mezzanine floorspace to offset trip generation and a 1-metre increase in building height above the DCO parameter for Zone A3.
Recommendations Approved
WNN/2023/0083 - Car Park Railway Station, Black Lion Hill, Northampton
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 16th December 2025 2.00 pm - December 16, 2025
The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council approved recommendations on 16/12/2025. The decision was to grant permission for the redevelopment of land at Northampton Station, subject to additional conditions and the completion of a S106 Agreement. This includes financial contributions for healthcare, education, employment and skills training, library provisions, affordable housing, open space, and landscape maintenance.
Recommendations Approved
2025/3130/MAR - Towcester Vale Phase 1, London Road, Towcester
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 16th December 2025 2.00 pm - December 16, 2025
The Strategic Planning Committee approved the reserved matters for parcels H40-43 at Towcester Vale Phase 1, London Road, Towcester on 16 December 2025. The decision was made in accordance with the Case Officer’s recommendation, subject to conditions.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 10
Average per Month: 0.5
Decisions Recorded: 39