Councillor Charles Manners
Email: charles.manners@westnorthants.gov.uk
Council: West Northamptonshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
52 meetings · Page 1 of 11
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.
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.
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 18th November 2025 3.00 pm
The West Northamptonshire Council's Strategic Planning Committee convened on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, to discuss and decide on two major planning applications in Harpole. Both applications, concerning land at Norwood Farm and land north west of Upper High Street, were approved in line with officer recommendations, subject to conditions.
Decisions from Meetings
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2024/2311/MAF - Land and public highway between HS2 safeguarded land to the north-west of Halse and Radstone Road substation
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 19th November 2024 1.00 pm - November 19, 2024
... the installation of an underground electrical cable for a solar farm was approved, subject to conditions.
Recommendations Approved
2024/2213/ARM - Land at Malabar Farm, Staverton Road, Daventry
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 15th October 2024 2.00 pm - October 15, 2024
...to approve application 2024/2213/ARM for land at Malabar Farm, Staverton Road, Daventry, subject to conditions.
Recommendations Approved
WNS/2021/2194/MAF - Land South West of Wicken Park, Wicken
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 15th October 2024 2.00 pm - October 15, 2024
...to approve, subject to conditions, the planning application WNS/2021/2194/MAF for land south west of Wicken Park, Wicken.
Recommendations Approved
2024/3126/MAR - Land at Duston Road, Upper Harlestone
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 15th October 2024 2.00 pm - October 15, 2024
...to approve, subject to conditions, application 2024/3126/MAR for land at Duston Road, Upper Harlestone.
Recommendations Approved
Annual Governance Statement 2023-24
From: Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday 25th September 2024 6.00 pm - September 25, 2024
...the Annual Governance Statement for 2023-24 was endorsed.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 52
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 56