Eamon McDowell

Council: West Northamptonshire

Committees: North Planning Committee (Officer) Non-Strategic Planning Committee (Officer) Strategic Planning Committee (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

26 meetings · Page 2 of 6

Strategic Planning Committee Officer

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.

September 23, 2025
Non-Strategic Planning Committee Officer

Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 4th September 2025 6.00 pm

The Non-Strategic Planning Committee met on 4 September 2025, to discuss several planning applications in the West Northamptonshire area. Councillors voted to approve an application for Catesby Park, and The Poplars Farm, while applications for land in Potterspury and Middleton Cheney were refused. The committee also agreed to hold an additional meeting on Thursday 23 October 2025, to discuss application 2025/0057/MAO for Land at Harlestone Road and York Way, Dallington.

September 04, 2025
Strategic Planning Committee Officer

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 19th August 2025 2.00 pm

The Strategic Planning Committee convened to discuss several planning applications, approving a storage and distribution building at Zone G, DIRFT, Crick, and an industrial and commercial development at Woolgrowers Field, Land North of Greens Norton Road, Towcester, subject to conditions. A decision on a renewable biomethane gas generation facility on Land to the West of A43 Buckingham Road, Evenley, was deferred.

August 19, 2025
Non-Strategic Planning Committee Officer

Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 7th August 2025 6.00 pm

The West Northamptonshire Council Non-Strategic Planning Committee met on 7 August 2025 to discuss several planning applications and related matters. The committee approved applications for 8 Stimpson Avenue, 6 Banbury Lane, and Linfield, Duncote Road, while refusing applications for 4 Ivy Road and 45 Greenfield Avenue, contrary to officer recommendations. A decision on The Poplars Farm, The Green, was deferred.

August 07, 2025
Non-Strategic Planning Committee Officer

Extraordinary Meeting, Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 24th July 2025 6.00 pm

The Non-Strategic Planning Committee convened to discuss planning applications and a consultation response, making key decisions on developments in Kilsby and Upper Heyford, while also addressing future planning strategies. The committee refused an outline application for 19 dwellings in Kilsby, despite a previous approval, and approved a new self-build dwelling in Upper Heyford. Additionally, they agreed to send a draft response to the Rugby Borough Local Plan Preferred Option consultation.

July 24, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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2025/4041/FULL - 9 Woodland Avenue, Northampton

From: Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 4th December 2025 6.00 pm - December 04, 2025

...to refuse planning permission for exterior alterations at 9 Woodland Avenue, Northampton, including the removal of a porch canopy, the addition of a walk-on balcony, external insulation with render and stone tile, and a garden wall finished in stone tile, due to concerns about overlooking, design incompatibility with the area's character, and adverse effects on the setting of the Abington Park Conservation Area.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 26

Average per Month: 1.0

Decisions Recorded: 76