Councillor Phil Bignell

Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 17th September 2025 6.00 pm

The West Northamptonshire Council Planning Policy Committee met to discuss and approve the release of the draft West Northamptonshire Infrastructure and Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document (WNIDCSPD) for public consultation. The committee also agreed to use the indexation arrangements outlined in the document for all section 106 agreements[^2] in the interim. Finally, they delegated authority to the Head of Planning Policy and Specialist Services to make minor changes to the document before its release.

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.

Pensions Fund Committee - Investment Sub-Committee - Monday 1st September 2025 4.00 pm

Here is a summary of the agenda for the Pensions Fund Committee - Investment Sub-Committee meeting. The meeting included discussion of the stewardship and engagement report, an update on current investment topics, and a quarterly performance report. Some of the meeting was scheduled to be held in private because it was expected that exempt information would be disclosed.

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.

Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 23rd July 2025 6.00 pm

The West Northamptonshire Council's Planning Policy Committee convened to discuss and approve recommendations on several key planning and development issues, including the adoption of a new local validation list, responses to government consultations on biodiversity net gain and planning committee reforms, and the noting of the Housing Land Availability Report 2025 and ongoing work on the West Northamptonshire Local Plan. Councillor Thomas Manning, Cabinet Member for Planning and Communities, presented the reports.