Councillor Bob Purser
Email: bob.purser@westnorthants.gov.uk
Council: West Northamptonshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
93 meetings · Page 1 of 19
Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 17th December 2025 6.00 pm
The Planning Policy Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss the West Northamptonshire Local Development Scheme, and to review the minutes of their previous meeting. The agenda also allows for the Chair's announcements and any urgent business.
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.
Council - Thursday 27th November 2025 5.00 pm
The council of West Northamptonshire Council was scheduled to meet on 27 November 2025, in The Great Hall at The Guildhall, Northampton.
Adult Social Care, Health and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 24th November 2025 6.00 pm
The Adult Social Care, Health and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss adult social care performance, workforce planning, and preventative measures. The committee was also scheduled to review its work programme for the 2025-26 municipal year.
Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 19th November 2025 6.00 pm
The West Northamptonshire Council's Planning Policy Committee convened on 19 November 2025 and addressed several key planning initiatives. The committee approved the West Northamptonshire Draft Statement of Community Involvement 2025, adopted the updated Grand Union and Oxford Canal Conservation Area Review, and moved forward with the Grange Park Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan, accepting the Examiner’s recommendations to proceed to a referendum. Additionally, the committee discussed the draft West Northamptonshire Infrastructure and Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document, agreeing to release it for public consultation.
Decisions from Meetings
199 decisions · Page 20 of 40
Semilong and Trinity Neighbourhood Plan
From: Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 23rd April 2025 6.00 pm - April 23, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Grand Union and Oxford Canal Conservation Area Review Report
From: Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 23rd April 2025 6.00 pm - April 23, 2025
... public consultation will be undertaken on the draft Grand Union and Oxford Canal Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan SPD, including proposed changes to the conservation area boundary, and authority was delegated to make minor editorial changes prior to the consultation.
Recommendations Approved
Urgent Business - Application Number: WNS/2021/2168/MAOLocation: Land adjoining Bell Plantation, Watling Street, Towcester
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 22nd April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
...to address the implications of a recently allowed appeal for a nearby DHL site, the committee agreed to withdraw the council's reasons for refusal regarding landscape and highway matters for planning application WNS/2021/2168/MAO (Land adjoining Bell Plantation), and to offer 'no contest' at the upcoming Public Inquiry, focusing instead on suggested conditions and planning obligations.
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of Interest
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 22nd April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
Recommendations Approved
2024/4534/MAR - Apex Park Phase 4 Site B Entwistle Road Daventry NN11 8NG
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 22nd April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
... approval was granted, subject to conditions, for the reserved matters of access, layout, scale, appearance, and landscaping for the erection of a warehouse and distribution unit at Apex Park Phase 4 Site B, Entwistle Road, Daventry.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 93
Average per Month: 4.0
Decisions Recorded: 199