Nicky Scaife

Council: West Northamptonshire

Committees: Strategic Planning Committee (Officer) North Planning Committee (Officer) South Planning Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

43 meetings · Page 1 of 9

Strategic Planning Committee Officer

Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 22nd January 2026 3.00 pm

The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Thursday 22 January 2026 and approved a hybrid planning application for a significant housing development. The committee's primary decision was to grant planning permission for the development at Land North West of Upper High Street, Harpole, subject to conditions and the completion of a Section 106 Agreement.

January 22, 2026, 3:00 pm
Strategic Planning Committee Officer

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.

December 16, 2025
Strategic Planning Committee Officer

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 Officer

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
Strategic Planning Committee Officer

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 30th September 2025 2.00 pm

The Strategic Planning Committee convened to discuss and approve recommendations for a major residential development and a large solar farm project. Councillors approved the reserved matters for land at Towcester Vale relating to the main local centre, and agreed the position for the Green Hill Solar Farm as set out in the officer's report, subject to additional comments.

September 30, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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

From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 18th November 2025 3.00 pm - November 18, 2025

... to grant permission, subject to conditions and a Section 106 legal agreement, for a hybrid planning application (reference 2024/0672/MAO) to build 100 dwellings with full planning permission and 350 dwellings with outline planning permission on land north west of Upper High Street, Harpole, including associated infrastructure and open space.

Recommendations Approved

2025/1147/MAR - Towcester Park, AL3, Tiffield Lane, Towcester, NN12 6PG

From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 21st October 2025 2.00 pm - October 21, 2025

...to approve application 2025/1147/MAR for Towcester Park, AL3, Tiffield Lane, Towcester, NN12 6PG, subject to conditions.

Recommendations Approved

S/2020/2337/MAO - Podium Business Park, Shacks Barn Farm, A43, Oxford Road, Silverstone, NN12 8TB

From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 21st October 2025 2.00 pm - October 21, 2025

...to refuse application S/2020/2337/MAO for Podium Business Park at Shacks Barn Farm, A43, Oxford Road, Silverstone, NN12 8TB, with the reasons to be detailed in the minutes.

Recommendations Approved

2025/1769/MAF - Kab Seating Ltd, 1 Stone Circle Road, Northampton, NN3 8RS

From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 21st October 2025 2.00 pm - October 21, 2025

...to approve application 2025/1769/MAF for Kab Seating Ltd, 1 Stone Circle Road, Northampton, NN3 8RS, subject to conditions.

Recommendations Approved

WNN/2023/0083 - Car Park Railway Station, Black Lion Hill, Northampton

From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 21st October 2025 2.00 pm - October 21, 2025

...to defer decision WNN/2023/0083 regarding the car park at the Railway Station on Black Lion Hill in Northampton, with the reasons to be detailed in the meeting minutes.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 43

Average per Month: 1.8

Decisions Recorded: 80