Councillor Trefor Hughes
Email: trefor.hughes@westnorthants.gov.uk
Council: West Northamptonshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
14 meetings · Page 2 of 3
Council - Thursday 25th September 2025 6.00 pm
The Council of West Northamptonshire Council was scheduled to meet on 25 September 2025, to discuss a range of issues including the West Northamptonshire Administration Delivery Plan, the Council Tax Reduction Scheme, and updates to the constitution. Councillors were also expected to discuss motions relating to smartphone use in schools, regeneration plans for Northampton, and support for vaccine programmes.
Council - Thursday 25th September 2025 5.00 pm
The Council of West Northamptonshire Council convened to consider nominations for Honorary Aldermen and Alderwomen. The meeting was scheduled to include announcements from Councillor Alison Eastwood, Chairman of the Council, and Councillor Mark Arnull, Leader of the Council and Leader of the Reform UK Group. Councillors were also expected to address any urgent business and consider the exclusion of press and public for certain items.
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 23rd September 2025 2.00 pm
The Strategic Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met to discuss several planning applications, approving a primary school and a distribution warehouse, and deferring a decision on a housing development. The committee approved the construction of a new primary school at Buckton Fields and a storage and distribution building at Zone A, DIRFT, while a decision on a housing development on land north west of Upper High Street, Harpole, was deferred.
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 19th August 2025 2.00 pm
The Strategic Planning Committee convened to discuss several planning applications, approving a storage and distribution building at Zone G, DIRFT, Crick, and an industrial and commercial development at Woolgrowers Field, Land North of Greens Norton Road, Towcester, subject to conditions. A decision on a renewable biomethane gas generation facility on Land to the West of A43 Buckingham Road, Evenley, was deferred.
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 15th July 2025 2.00 pm
The Strategic Planning Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss two planning applications, one for a large residential development to the west of Brackley, and another for a storage and distribution building in Northampton.
Decisions from Meetings
20 decisions · Page 1 of 4
2024/0672/MAO - Land North West of Upper High Street, Harpole
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 18th November 2025 3.00 pm - November 18, 2025
... to grant permission, subject to conditions and a Section 106 legal agreement, for a hybrid planning application (reference 2024/0672/MAO) to build 100 dwellings with full planning permission and 350 dwellings with outline planning permission on land north west of Upper High Street, Harpole, including associated infrastructure and open space.
Recommendations Approved
2025/2236/MAR - Land at Norwood Farm, Sandy Lane, Harpole
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 18th November 2025 3.00 pm - November 18, 2025
...approval was granted, subject to conditions, for the reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) for 233 residential dwellings, associated infrastructure, and landscaping at Phase 2A of the Norwood Farm development.
Recommendations Approved
2025/1147/MAR - Towcester Park, AL3, Tiffield Lane, Towcester, NN12 6PG
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 21st October 2025 2.00 pm - October 21, 2025
...to approve application 2025/1147/MAR for Towcester Park, AL3, Tiffield Lane, Towcester, NN12 6PG, subject to conditions.
Recommendations Approved
WNN/2023/0083 - Car Park Railway Station, Black Lion Hill, Northampton
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 21st October 2025 2.00 pm - October 21, 2025
...to defer decision WNN/2023/0083 regarding the car park at the Railway Station on Black Lion Hill in Northampton, with the reasons to be detailed in the meeting minutes.
Recommendations Approved
2025/1769/MAF - Kab Seating Ltd, 1 Stone Circle Road, Northampton, NN3 8RS
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 21st October 2025 2.00 pm - October 21, 2025
...to approve application 2025/1769/MAF for Kab Seating Ltd, 1 Stone Circle Road, Northampton, NN3 8RS, subject to conditions.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 1.8
Decisions Recorded: 20