Councillor Phil Bignell
Email: phil.bignell@westnorthants.gov.uk
Council: West Northamptonshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
82 meetings · Page 10 of 17
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 17th December 2024 2.00 pm
The Strategic Planning Committee will be considering two planning applications, both of which are for reserved matters relating to parcels of land on the Towcester South Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE).
Pensions Fund Committee - Tuesday 10th December 2024 4.00 pm
The meeting was scheduled to discuss a number of policy documents, the performance of the Pensions Service and to receive an update on the Northamptonshire Pension Fund's (NPF) progress on Pension Dashboards and the ACCESS asset pool. It was also scheduled to consider whether to approve a number of new admitted bodies to the NPF and to discuss the Fund's valuation and accounts, some of these discussions were scheduled to be held in private.
South Planning Committee - Thursday 5th December 2024 6.00 pm
This meeting was about deciding whether to grant planning permission for two applications. One application was about building houses on allotment gardens, and the other was about converting farm buildings to commercial units.
Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 20th November 2024 6.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
95 decisions · Page 1 of 19
West Northamptonshire Draft Statement of Community Involvement 2025
From: Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 19th November 2025 6.00 pm - November 19, 2025
... to adopt the West Northamptonshire Statement of Community Involvement 2025, revoke existing Statements of Community Involvement from predecessor councils, and delegate minor editorial changes to the Head of Planning Policy and Specialist Services.
Recommendations Approved
Grand Union and Oxford Canal Conservation Area Review
From: Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 19th November 2025 6.00 pm - November 19, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Grange Park Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan
From: Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 19th November 2025 6.00 pm - November 19, 2025
... to accept the Examiner's modifications to the Grange Park Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan (GPNDP) and approve it to proceed to a referendum, with delegated authority given for minor editorial changes.
Recommendations Approved
2025/2236/MAR - Land at Norwood Farm, Sandy Lane, Harpole
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 18th November 2025 3.00 pm - November 18, 2025
...approval was granted, subject to conditions, for the reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) for 233 residential dwellings, associated infrastructure, and landscaping at Phase 2A of the Norwood Farm development.
Recommendations Approved
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
Summary
Meetings Attended: 82
Average per Month: 3.6
Decisions Recorded: 95