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Note the new times for the meeting of Maidwell-Being on the 13th April 2024 10-12 noon

We are seeking views on our draft Local Plan which is being prepared, and will guide development up to 2041.

The West Northamptonshire Local Plan is a key document that helps us to plan for the future. Our aims are that residents will live in vibrant, attractive, active, and sustainable communities with the right access to services, facilities and infrastructure. The Plan will help us achieve this through it’s policies which will guide development proposals.

This consultation is your opportunity to get involved with this stage of the local plan process and will help us consider and address issues before a final draft is produced.

For further information and to Have your say please visit Have your say on West Northamptonshire’s new draft Local Plan.

This consultation closes at 23:59 Sunday 2 June 2024

 

Help shape the future planning in West Northamptonshire

People across West Northamptonshire are being invited to have their say on the draft Local Plan strategy which enables West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) to plan for the future of the area positively and sustainably by guiding decisions on future development proposals and creating places where people wish to live, work and visit and will thrive.

The draft Plan sets out a vision and objectives for the area, its ambitions for new development and commitment to dealing with climate change. The Plan allocates land for housing and employment and contains a series of planning policies for these and many other topics such as leisure, transport, health and wellbeing, infrastructure and the environment and where development can and cannot take place.

Once adopted the new Plan will replace current plans that cover West Northamptonshire and form part of the development plan against which planning decisions are made.

This consultation is gives residents the opportunity to get involved with this stage of the local plan process and will help WNC consider and address issues before a final draft is produced.

People can have their say from Monday 8 April to Sunday 2 June by visiting: Have your say on West Northamptonshire’s new draft Local Plan – West Northamptonshire Council – Citizen Space

Cllr Rebecca Breese, Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, Built Environment and Rural Affairs at WNC, said: “This is a really exciting opportunity for local businesses, residents and community groups to help shape the future of planning across West Northamptonshire.

“The local plan provides the guiding principles for new development, dedicated green spaces and infrastructure across the area; and has an impact on everyone’s lives across the area. We invite the community to review the plans and have their say.”

The Plan is still being prepared, evidence gathered, and proposals considered, and WNC invite comments on the fully developed policies, the partly developed policies and any other parts of the Plan including allocations for housing and employment growth and guidance that applies to your area.

The draft Plan is accompanied by a number of technical documents and other evidence. All can be found on the dedicated New Local Plan for West Northamptonshire page.

The evidence will continue to be updated as the Plan progresses.

 

Please find below a link to the latest edition of the Town & Parish Briefing

As part of the Parish Council Sustainability initiative , new recycling bins can now be found at Loder Hall, Maidwell for those items that are not accepted by the usual recycling bin collections.

ORANGE BIN 

Medicine Blister Packs

Any make or brand of empty medicine blister pack.

Remove any pills before depositing them in the collection box.               

RED BIN

Contact Lenses

Any brand of soft, disposable contact lenses, plus contact lens blister packs and foil from those blister packs.

BLUE BIN

Pens

All writing instruments (except for wooden pencils and chalk) are accepted : Any brand of pen, felt tip, highlighter, marker, correction fluid pot, correction tape, mechanical pencil and eraser pen regardless of their composition.

Note: that we do not accept glue sticks, erasers, rulers or other cutting objects that could disturb the recycling process. Please be careful not to include any of those items.

SILVER BIN

Oral Care

Any brand of toothbrush (including electric toothbrush heads) and tubes of any brand of toothpaste. Toothpaste cartons and toothbrush packaging are also accepted.

PURPLE BIN

Personal Care

Any brand of the following: lipsticks, lip glosses/balms, flexible packaging from facial cleansing wipes, eye shadow compacts, mascara tubes and wands, lip and cheek highlighter and bronzer sticks, flexible plastic and metallic plastic tubes used for body creams, ointments or moisturisers.