Councillor David Howes
Email: david.howes@northnorthants.gov.uk
Council: North Northamptonshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
38 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Place and Environment Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 16th December, 2025 7.00 pm
Council - Thursday 11th December, 2025 6.00 pm
The upcoming North Northamptonshire Council meeting will address key issues including the adoption of a new Corporate Plan, approval of the Corporate Parenting Board's annual report, and proposed changes to council tax premiums. Councillors will also discuss the Youth Justice Plan, the Local Council Tax Support Scheme, and a Community Governance Review.
Council - Thursday 30th October, 2025 6.00 pm
North Northamptonshire Council met to discuss the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Plan, and to agree changes to the political balance on council committees. The council approved the recommendations set out in the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Plan 2024/25, and also approved changes to political balance on its committees.
Place and Environment Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 23rd September, 2025 6.30 pm, NEW
The Place and Environment Scrutiny Committee of North Northamptonshire Council met on 23 September 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including fire safety, cemetery regulations, transport, and community involvement in planning. The committee scrutinised a draft housing fire safety policy, provided feedback on proposed cemetery regulations, discussed the development of a local transport plan, and considered a revised statement of community involvement.
Council - Wednesday 3rd September, 2025 6.00 pm
At a meeting on 3 September 2025, North Northamptonshire Council discussed a range of issues, including public health, the appointment of independent persons, and political balance on council committees. Councillors approved the Director of Public Health’s annual report, the establishment of an Independent Remuneration Panel, and a scheme for the enrolment of Honorary Aldermen and Alderwomen. They also voted on several motions, approving those related to planning committees and business rates, while rejecting motions concerning a planning issue in Loddington/Cransley, service harmonisation and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Decisions from Meetings
148 decisions · Page 16 of 30
Capital Programme 2025-2029
From: Budget Executive, Executive - Thursday 6th February, 2025 10.00 am - February 06, 2025
...to recommend to the Full Council the approval of the General Fund and HRA Capital Programmes for 2025-29, the Capital Strategy including a borrowing limit of £749.1m, and amendments to the Constitution reflecting changes in the Capital Strategy, while also delegating authority to the Executive Director of Finance and Performance to agree on necessary variations to the capital budget before April 1, 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Annual Budget Scrutiny Report 2025/26 (Budget Consultation Submission from the Budget Scrutiny Panel of Corporate Scrutiny Committee)
From: Budget Executive, Executive - Thursday 6th February, 2025 10.00 am - February 06, 2025
...to receive the Annual Budget Scrutiny Report for 2025/26, endorse the enhanced budget scrutiny process, and delegate authority to Executive Directors to agree on an action plan to respond to the report's recommendations.
Recommendations Approved
Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Final Budget 2025-26 and Medium-Term Financial Plan
From: Budget Executive, Executive - Thursday 6th February, 2025 10.00 am - February 06, 2025
...to recommend to the Full Council the 2025/26 Housing Revenue Account Budget, a 2.7% increase in dwelling rents for 2025/26, and the Housing Revenue Account Medium Term Financial Plan for 2026/27 to 2029/30.
Recommendations Approved
General Fund Final Budget 2025-26 and Medium-Term Financial Plan
From: Budget Executive, Executive - Thursday 6th February, 2025 10.00 am - February 06, 2025
...to recommend to Council for approval the General Fund Final Budget 2025-26 and Medium-Term Financial Plan, including a revenue budget of £827.905m, a Council Tax requirement of £214.835m, an average Band D Council Tax of £1,827.06, pressures of £51.6m, savings of £26.3m, a Dedicated Schools Grant budget of £427.2m, and a contingency sum of £2.6m, along with the Treasury Management Strategy for 2025-26 and the Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy.
Recommendations Approved
Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy
From: Executive - Thursday 16th January, 2025 10.00 am - January 16, 2025
...to approve a revised Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy that includes increasing the Discretionary Disabled Facilities Grant (Top-Up) to £20,000, removing means testing for equipment cases up to £10,000, not means testing parents for children’s applications regarding the Discretionary DFG Grant (Top-Up), waiving land charges in specific circumstances, introducing a Fast Tracking
process for urgent cases, covering dementia grants for specific adaptations, introducing Motor Neurone Disease (MND) grants with disregarded earnings, establishing an independent panel for discretionary grants exceeding limits, covering extended warranties and call-out fees for equipment, expediting grant applications for private and social tenants, reviewing non-mandatory work proposals, maintaining the HomeMove Grant conditions, and replacing several grants with one Home Repair Grant.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 38
Average per Month: 1.7
Decisions Recorded: 148