Councillor David Howes
Email: david.howes@northnorthants.gov.uk
Council: North Northamptonshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
38 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Place and Environment Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 16th December, 2025 7.00 pm
The Place and Environment Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to discuss the Highway Network Management Plan, and review the committee's work programme. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Corby Cube, and will be available for the public to view via a live stream on YouTube. Councillor Trevor Conway is scheduled to chair the meeting.
Council - Thursday 11th December, 2025 6.00 pm
During the meeting of North Northamptonshire Council, held on 11 December 2025, councillors approved the Corporate Parenting Board Annual Report 2024-25, the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Plan 2025-26, and the terms of reference for a Community Governance Review. They also agreed to introduce council tax premiums for long-term empty properties and second homes, and set the council tax base for 2026/27.
Council - Thursday 30th October, 2025 6.00 pm
North Northamptonshire Council met to discuss the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Plan, and to agree changes to the political balance on council committees. The council approved the recommendations set out in the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Plan 2024/25, and also approved changes to political balance on its committees.
Place and Environment Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 23rd September, 2025 6.30 pm, NEW
The Place and Environment Scrutiny Committee of North Northamptonshire Council met on 23 September 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including fire safety, cemetery regulations, transport, and community involvement in planning. The committee scrutinised a draft housing fire safety policy, provided feedback on proposed cemetery regulations, discussed the development of a local transport plan, and considered a revised statement of community involvement.
Council - Wednesday 3rd September, 2025 6.00 pm
At a meeting on 3 September 2025, North Northamptonshire Council discussed a range of issues, including public health, the appointment of independent persons, and political balance on council committees. Councillors approved the Director of Public Health’s annual report, the establishment of an Independent Remuneration Panel, and a scheme for the enrolment of Honorary Aldermen and Alderwomen. They also voted on several motions, approving those related to planning committees and business rates, while rejecting motions concerning a planning issue in Loddington/Cransley, service harmonisation and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Decisions from Meetings
158 decisions · Page 19 of 32
Active Communities Strategic Framework
From: Executive - Thursday 16th January, 2025 10.00 am - January 16, 2025
...to adopt the Active Communities Strategy, the Leisure Facilities Strategy, and the Playing Pitch Strategy, while also delegating authority for developing detailed action and investment plans to support their delivery.
Recommendations Approved
Knights Farm, Rushden – Overage Agreement
From: Executive - Thursday 16th January, 2025 10.00 am - January 16, 2025
...to ensure the continuation of the overage agreement for Knights Farm in Rushden, they agreed to extend the Planning Longstop date in the Promotion Agreement to April 2026 and delegated authority for further extensions if needed.
Recommendations Approved
Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy
From: Executive - Thursday 16th January, 2025 10.00 am - January 16, 2025
...to approve a revised Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy that includes increasing the Discretionary Disabled Facilities Grant (Top-Up) to £20,000, removing means testing for equipment cases up to £10,000, not means testing parents for children’s applications regarding the Discretionary DFG Grant (Top-Up), waiving land charges in specific circumstances, introducing a Fast Tracking
process for urgent cases, covering dementia grants for specific adaptations, introducing Motor Neurone Disease (MND) grants with disregarded earnings, establishing an independent panel for discretionary grants exceeding limits, covering extended warranties and call-out fees for equipment, expediting grant applications for private and social tenants, reviewing non-mandatory work proposals, maintaining the HomeMove Grant conditions, and replacing several grants with one Home Repair Grant.
Recommendations Approved
Highways Asset Management Policy and Strategy
From: Executive - Thursday 16th January, 2025 10.00 am - January 16, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Green Hill Solar Farm
From: Executive - Thursday 16th January, 2025 10.00 am - January 16, 2025
...to endorse a draft consultation response regarding the proposed Green Hill Solar Farm and delegate authority to the Executive Director of Place and Economy to respond to consultations during the Development Consent Order stages and to deal with post-decision matters if development consent is granted.
Recommendations approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 38
Average per Month: 1.7
Decisions Recorded: 158