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
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 16th December 2025 2.00 pm
Council - Thursday 27th November 2025 5.00 pm
The West Northamptonshire Council was scheduled to meet on 27 November 2025 at The Guildhall, Northampton. The agenda included discussion of the Local Government Pension Scheme, the Youth Justice Plan, changes to committee places, and a new public mortuary. Councillors were also expected to discuss motions on rural road safety, family support, blue badges[^2] and digital IDs.
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 4 of 40
2025/1769/MAF - Kab Seating Ltd, 1 Stone Circle Road, Northampton, NN3 8RS
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 21st October 2025 2.00 pm - October 21, 2025
...to approve application 2025/1769/MAF for Kab Seating Ltd, 1 Stone Circle Road, Northampton, NN3 8RS, subject to conditions.
Recommendations Approved
S/2020/2337/MAO - Podium Business Park, Shacks Barn Farm, A43, Oxford Road, Silverstone, NN12 8TB
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 21st October 2025 2.00 pm - October 21, 2025
...to refuse application S/2020/2337/MAO for Podium Business Park at Shacks Barn Farm, A43, Oxford Road, Silverstone, NN12 8TB, with the reasons to be detailed in the minutes.
Recommendations Approved
WNN/2023/0083 - Car Park Railway Station, Black Lion Hill, Northampton
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 21st October 2025 2.00 pm - October 21, 2025
...to defer decision WNN/2023/0083 regarding the car park at the Railway Station on Black Lion Hill in Northampton, with the reasons to be detailed in the meeting minutes.
Recommendations Approved
Update on Place Model in West Northamptonshire
From: Cabinet - Monday 13th October 2025 6.00 pm - October 13, 2025
...to endorse West Northamptonshire's approach to locality-based prevention, including Local Area Partnerships and neighbourhood working, and to realign the current nine LAPs to five LAPs congruent with the five Neighbourhoods adopted by health and the ICS.
Recommendations Approved
Health Protection, Food & Feed Standards, Spray Paint Enforcement and Tobacco Enforcement Plans 2025-26
From: Cabinet - Monday 13th October 2025 6.00 pm - October 13, 2025
...the Cabinet of West Northamptonshire approved the Health Protection Service Plan, the Food & Feed Standards Service Plan, the Spray Paint Enforcement Plan, and the Tobacco Enforcement Plan for 2025-26.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 93
Average per Month: 4.0
Decisions Recorded: 199