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
56 decisions · Page 7 of 12
2024/5633/MAR - Land at Norwood Farm, Sandy Lane, Harpole
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 27th May 2025 2.00 pm - May 27, 2025
... the committee approved, subject to conditions, the reserved matters application for appearance, means of access, landscaping, layout, and scale for Phase 2 and part of Phase 1B of the Norwood Farm development, comprising 278 dwellings and associated infrastructure.
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of Interest
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 22nd April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025
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
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
2024/5054/MAR - Plot 2, Zone C, Towcester Park, Land to the east of Tiffield Road and to the north west of the A43 Towcester
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 18th March 2025 2.00 pm - March 18, 2025
... reserved matters for the erection of an industrial/storage and distribution building at Plot 2, Zone C, Towcester Park were approved subject to conditions.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 52
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 56