David Brackenbury - Councillor for North Northamptonshire (Thrapston)

Councillor David Brackenbury

Conservative Party Thrapston

Email: david.brackenbury@northnorthants.gov.uk

Council: North Northamptonshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Audit and Governance Committee (Committee Member) Executive EAP Planning Communities (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

54 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Wednesday 11th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 11, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary Council, Council - Thursday 22nd January, 2026 6.00 pm

The Council of North Northamptonshire Council met on Thursday 22 January 2026, approving a revised scheme for members' allowances and a new municipal timetable for the upcoming year. The council also accepted the findings of a Corporate Peer Challenge progress review and agreed to a single Planning Committee structure.

January 22, 2026, 6:00 pm
Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Wednesday 21st January, 2026 7.00 pm

The North Northamptonshire Council Planning Committee met on Wednesday 21 January 2026 to discuss several planning applications. The committee resolved to defer a decision on the Former Estate Office in Lilford, PE8 5SG, to allow for further consultation, and granted planning permission for the replacement of a chimney section at Park Junior School, Wood Street, Kettering, NN16 9SE.

January 21, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday 11th December, 2025 6.00 pm

During the meeting of North Northamptonshire Council, held on 11 December 2025, councillors approved the Corporate Parenting Board Annual Report 2024-25, the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Plan 2025-26, and the terms of reference for a Community Governance Review. They also agreed to introduce council tax premiums for long-term empty properties and second homes, and set the council tax base for 2026/27.

December 11, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Wednesday 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The North Northamptonshire Council Planning Committee met to discuss three planning applications, including a controversial proposal to modify an agreement for retail provision at the Stanton Cross development. The committee refused the modification to the Stanton Cross agreement, but approved the applications for a house extension in Raunds and a classroom replacement at Millbrook Junior School in Kettering, subject to conditions and further review.

December 10, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

208 decisions · Page 4 of 42

Apologies for absence

From: Planning Committee - Wednesday 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

Recommendations Approved

NW/25/00452/MPO - Land Area 12A Local Centre, Stanton Cross, Wellingborough

From: Planning Committee - Wednesday 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

...the proposed modification to the Section 106 agreement for land at Stanton Cross, Wellingborough, to revise the trigger for providing a retail unit from 1,200 to 2,000 occupations, was refused.

Recommendations Approved

NK/2025/0183 - Millbrook Junior School, Kettering

From: Planning Committee - Wednesday 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

...to approve the application for the replacement of classrooms at Millbrook Junior School, subject to agreement of a Biodiversity Net Gain baseline metric, conditions outlined in the report (including amendments and additional conditions for removal of the existing classroom and a Construction Management Plan), and confirmation from the Secretary of State that the application will not be called in.

For Determination

NE/25/00545/FUL - 21 Richardson Way, Raunds

From: Planning Committee - Wednesday 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

...the application NE/25/00545/FUL for extensions and alterations at 21 Richardson Way, Raunds, was approved subject to conditions outlined in Section 11 of the report.

For Determination

External Audit IT 2024/25

From: Audit and Governance Committee - Monday 1st December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025

...it noted the key findings of the external IT audit report for 2024/25, which included recommendations for improvements to IT general controls and highlighted areas where assurance could not be provided.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 54

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 208