David Gaskell - Councillor for West Northamptonshire ( Kingsthorpe South)

Councillor David Gaskell

 Reform UK  Kingsthorpe South

Email: david.gaskell@westnorthants.gov.uk

Council: West Northamptonshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Place and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee (Committee Member) Non-Strategic Planning Committee (Substitute) Council (Committee Member) Taxi & General Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

22 meetings · Page 1 of 5

Strategic Planning Committee Committee Member

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 16th December 2025 2.00 pm

December 16, 2025
Council Committee Member

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.

November 27, 2025
Place and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Place and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 26th November 2025 6.00 pm

The Place and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss budget monitoring, regeneration and asset management, and a scrutiny review of Section 106 agreements[^2] and the Community Infrastructure Levy[^3] (CIL). The committee was also expected to receive updates on waste collection and cleansing, and to review its work programme.

November 26, 2025
Strategic Planning Committee Committee Member

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.

November 18, 2025
Strategic Planning Committee Committee Member

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.

October 21, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

29 decisions · Page 4 of 6

2024/0672/MAO - Land North West of Upper High Street, Harpole

From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 23rd September 2025 2.00 pm - September 23, 2025

...the Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire decided to defer a decision on application 2024/0672/MAO for land north west of Upper High Street, Harpole, with the specific reasons to be detailed in the meeting minutes, while approving the recommendations outlined in the planning committee report.

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 22

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 29