Councillor Nigel Berrill

The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council refused the outline application for a mixed-use employment site at Podium Business Park, Shacks Barn Farm, A43, Oxford Road, Silverstone, NN12 8TB on 21 October 2025. Reasons for refusal are to be set out in the minutes.

The Strategic Planning Committee approved the demolition of an existing building and the erection of two employment units at 1 Stone Circle Road, Northampton, on 21 October 2025. The decision was approved subject to conditions. These conditions include a post-commissioning noise survey, full site characterisation and risk assessment, a remediation scheme, procedures for unexpected contamination, a detailed site-specific Construction Environmental Management Plan, and a detailed lighting scheme.

The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council deferred the decision on the Car Park Railway Station, Black Lion Hill, Northampton application on 21 October 2025. The reasons for the deferral are to be set out in the Minutes.

The Strategic Planning Committee approved the reserved matters application for two industrial and/or storage and distribution buildings at Towcester Park. The decision was made on 21 October 2025. The approval is subject to conditions including details of crime prevention measures, hours of operation, site lighting, colour banding, sustainability, noise and vibration, and drainage.

The Non-Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council approved the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of seven new commercial units with associated parking at Headway, Heathfield Way, Northampton on 09 October 2025. The decision was approved subject to various requirements to be set out in the minutes. The approved development includes soft landscaping, EV chargers, disabled car parking spaces, a bat box, and construction to BREEAM Very Good standards.