West Northamptonshire Committees

Non-Strategic Planning Committee

Planning

Recent meetings

20 meetings · Page 2 of 2

09 Oct 2025

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 ...

07 Aug 2025

Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 7th August 2025 6.00 pm

The West Northamptonshire Council Non-Strategic Planning Committee met on 7 August 2025 to discuss several planning applications and related matters. The committee approved applications for 8 Stimpson Avenue, 6 Banbury Lane, and Linfield, Duncote Road, whil...

03 Jul 2025

Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 3rd July 2025 6.00 pm

The West Northamptonshire Council Non-Strategic Planning Committee met on Thursday, 3 July 2025, to discuss several planning applications. The committee approved a change of use for a former bank in Towcester, a children's home in Northampton, and an expans...

05 Jun 2025

Non-Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 5th June 2025 4.00 pm

The Non-Strategic Planning Committee scheduled a meeting to discuss a range of planning applications, including residential developments, a care home conversion, and industrial developments. The meeting was scheduled to include discussion of applications in...

About

The Non-Strategic Planning Committee is made up of 13 Members with a quorum of 4, all appointments to the Committee shall be made with due regard to the rules on political proportionality. The functions of the Committee relate to town and country planning and development control as specified in Part A of Schedule 1 of the Local Authorities Functions and Responsibilities (England) Regulations 2000 that do not fall within the remit of the Strategic Planning Committee. The Committee shall only consider planning applications that are within its remit and not within the remit of the Strategic Planning Committee and / or delegated to Officers, with the exception where the Assistant Director – Planning and Development considers it necessary for an application to be determined by the Committee, having considered public representations and consultee responses or when an application has been called in by a Councillor. Applications that would trigger Committee decision include:

·      Major Developments below the limits set for Strategic Planning Committee;

·      Major residential development of 10 or more dwellings

·      Major commercial development where the floorspace is more than 1000sq.m

·      Development on sites over one hectare (in cases of an outline application where the number of dwellings or floorspace is not specified)

·      Change of use more than 1000sq.m Minor developments shall only be referred to the Non-Strategic Planning Committee in exceptional circumstances (as determined by the Assistant Director – Planning and Development) or where they are called in by a Councillor in accordance with the procedure set out in the Planning Protocol. There shall be no referral up of applications from the Non-Strategic Planning Committees to the Strategic Planning Committee, and vice versa. The Assistant Director – Planning and Development after consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder, shall be responsible for determining whether an application falls within the remit of Strategic Planning Committee or the Non-Strategic Planning Committee. For information on speaking at the Non-Strategic Planning Committee please contact Richard Woods, Democratic Services via the following: Tel: 01327 322043 Email: democraticservices@westnorthants.gov.uk

Members

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John East · Chair
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Adrian Cartwright · Vice-Chair
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Alexander McMurtry · Member
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Caroline Phillips · Member
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Christine Ware · Member
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Daniel Rainbird · Member
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David Tarbun · Member
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Muna Cali · Member
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Nicholas Humphries · Member
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Nigel Berrill · Member
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Rebecca Breese · Member
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Rupert Frost · Member
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Stephen Clarke · Member
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Charles Manners · Substitute
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David Smith · Substitute
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Farzana Aldridge · Substitute
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Phil Bignell · Substitute
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Ronald Firman · Substitute
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Zoe Smith · Substitute