Councillor Phil Bignell
Email: phil.bignell@westnorthants.gov.uk
Council: West Northamptonshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
82 meetings · Page 1 of 17
Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 17th December 2025 6.00 pm
The Planning Policy Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss the West Northamptonshire Local Development Scheme, and to review the minutes of their previous meeting. The agenda also allows for the Chair's announcements and any urgent business.
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 16th December 2025 2.00 pm
The Strategic Planning Committee is scheduled to meet on 16 December 2025 to discuss planning applications, including developments at a car park at Northampton Railway Station, Towcester Vale, and the Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange. The committee will also confirm the minutes of previous meetings held on 21 October 2025 and 18 November 2025.
Pensions Fund Committee - Tuesday 9th December 2025 6.00 pm
The agenda for the Pensions Fund Committee meeting of West Northamptonshire Council included a review of governance and compliance, the approval of the final statement of accounts, and a discussion of the fund's administration strategy.
Council - Thursday 27th November 2025 5.00 pm
The council of West Northamptonshire Council was scheduled to meet on 27 November 2025, in The Great Hall at The Guildhall, Northampton.
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
95 decisions · Page 19 of 19
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
Response to Government consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system and the implications for the planning service
From: Planning Policy Committee - Wednesday 18th September 2024 6.00 pm - September 18, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Review of Committee Work Programme
From: Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 11th September 2024 6.00 pm - September 11, 2024
...to receive information on the cost of installing community defibrillators and responsibility for meeting this, and to include community provision of defibrillators and bleed kits, and outcomes delivered by Local Area Partnerships on the agenda for its meeting on 15 January 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2023/24
From: Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 11th September 2024 6.00 pm - September 11, 2024
...to endorse the Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2023/24 for presentation at Full Council.
Recommendations Approved
WNS/2021/1819/EIA - Land north of Bell Plantation, Watling Street, Towcester
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 10th September 2024 2.00 pm - September 10, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 82
Average per Month: 3.6
Decisions Recorded: 95