Scott Edwards - Councillor for North Northamptonshire ( Wicksteed)

Councillor Scott Edwards

 Conservative Party  Wicksteed

Email: scott.edwards@northnorthants.gov.uk

Council: North Northamptonshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council Executive EAP Future Communities Health and Wellbeing Board Employment Subcommittee Joint Children's Trust Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

46 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Executive

Executive - Thursday 17th April, 2025 10.00 am

At a meeting of the North Northamptonshire Council Executive, a range of key decisions were made, including the approval of the North Northamptonshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2024 – 2029, an uplift in fees for adult social care providers, and the adoption of the Wellingborough and Rushden Area Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP). The Executive also approved the procurement of a new adult social care case management system and reservoir drawdown capital works at Sywell Country Park Reservoir.

April 17, 2025
Health and Wellbeing Board

Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday 18th March, 2025 2.00 pm

March 18, 2025
Executive

Executive - Thursday 13th March, 2025 10.00 am

March 13, 2025
Council

Council - Thursday 6th March, 2025 6.00 pm

March 06, 2025
EAP Future Communities

EAP Future Communities - Thursday 27th February, 2025 5.00 pm

February 27, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

118 decisions · Page 11 of 24

Green Hill Solar Farm

From: Executive - Thursday 16th January, 2025 10.00 am - January 16, 2025

...to endorse a draft consultation response regarding the proposed Green Hill Solar Farm and delegate authority to the Executive Director of Place and Economy to respond to consultations during the Development Consent Order stages and to deal with post-decision matters if development consent is granted.

Recommendations approved

Earls Barton Primary School Expansion - Additional Funding

From: Executive - Thursday 16th January, 2025 10.00 am - January 16, 2025

...to approve £761.3k of additional funding from DFE Basic Needs Funding for the Earls Barton Primary School Expansion and delegate project delivery to the Executive Director of Children’s Services in consultation with the Executive Member of Children, Families, Education.

Recommendations Approved

Active Communities Strategic Framework

From: Executive - Thursday 16th January, 2025 10.00 am - January 16, 2025

...to adopt the Active Communities Strategy, the Leisure Facilities Strategy, and the Playing Pitch Strategy, while also delegating authority for developing detailed action and investment plans to support their delivery.

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: 46

Average per Month: 3.1

Decisions Recorded: 118