Councillor John East

Additional Meeting, Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 18th November 2025 6.00 pm

The Non-Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on 18 November 2025, and approved planning permission for a residential development at 381 Harlestone Road, Northampton, and for the conversion of an agricultural building at West Lodge Farm, Courteenhall. A decision on a retrospective application for a livestock building off Catesby Road, Hellidon, was deferred for a site visit. An appeal statement of case for land east of Drovers Way, Potterspury, was withdrawn.

Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 6th November 2025 6.00 pm

The Non-Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Thursday 06 November 2025, approving seven planning applications and one listed building consent application. Key decisions included the approval of a self-build dwelling in Stoke Bruerne, the conversion and extension of a garage into a dwelling at Sears Farmhouse, Lower Boddington, and the redevelopment of Compass Business Park for employment uses.

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.

Children, Education and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 20th October 2025 6.00 pm

The Children, Education and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee of West Northamptonshire Council was scheduled to discuss the future delivery of social housing services, review the committee's work programme, and consider a new scrutiny prioritisation toolkit. The meeting's agenda also included a proposal for a scrutiny review into addressing disrepair in social housing.

Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 9th October 2025 6.00 pm

The Non-Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on 9 October 2025, and approved plans for a children's home and a commercial development, and agreed to submit a statement of case regarding an appeal against non-determination of an application. A decision on a fourth planning application was withdrawn from the agenda.