Neighbourhood plans

West Northamptonshire Council (or the former sovereign councils of Daventry District, Northampton Borough or South Northamptonshire) has designated the following neighbourhood areas for the purpose of producing a neighbourhood plan. The Qualifying Body has not yet prepared a plan at the Pre-submission stage for these areas.

Details of progress on these plans can be obtained by visiting the websites of the relevant town and parish councils.

Copies of designation documents, including larger scale maps can be requested from the Planning Policy team.

This stage is also known as ‘the Regulation 14 stage’ and involves the town and parish councils consulting on plan proposals.

Plans listed here are at pre-submission consultation stage. Details of progress on these plans can be obtained by clicking on the names below which will take you to the websites of the relevant parish and town councils.

• Norton

This stage is also known as ‘the Regulation 16 stage’ and follows submission of the draft NDP and supporting documents to us, who are responsible for organising the consultation.

Plans listed here are at Regulation 16 consultation stage. Listed are details of the consultation, including the relevant documents, where you can view hard copies and information about how to comment.

Data protection policy

Any personal information you provide will be held and processed in accordance with the obligations and principles of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 and in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Data Protection Notification with the Information Commissioner’s Office (No. ZA896620).

Please note that representations cannot be made anonymously. Representations will be published on our website, but address and contact details will be removed. The information you provide will only be used for this consultation, and, with your permission, to advise you of our decision to make the neighbourhood plan. See the privacy notice for the Planning Policy Team.

Neighbourhood development plans (NDPs) listed here are at examination.

Here you can find details of the examination, including the name of the examiner, representations received to the Regulation 16 consultation, examination documents and examiner’s report.

Semilong and Trinity Neighbourhood Plan

The independent examination of the Semilong and Trinity Neighbourhood Plan will commence on 18 December 2024. West Northamptonshire Council and the Semilong and Trinity Group have appointed independent examiner Ann Skippers, BSc (Hons), Dip Mgmt (Open), PGC (TLHE) (Open), MRTPI, FHEA, FRSA, AoU to undertake the examination.

Semilong and Trinity Neighbourhood Plan (Submission version)

The Semilong and Trinity Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 consultation closed at midnight on Sunday 1 December 2024. 

The following consultation documents were submitted:

The responses received during the consultation period are shown below:

Barby and Onley Review Neighbourhood Plan

The independent examination of the Barby and Onley Review Neighbourhood Plan commenced on Monday 25 November 2024. West Northamptonshire Council and Barby and Onley Parish Council have appointed independent examiner Andrew Ashcroft, BA (Hons), MA, DMS, MRTPI to undertake the examination.

Barby and Onley Parish Council’s submitted Statement of Modifications states that they consider the review to comprise material modifications that do not change the nature of the plan and require examination, but not a referendum.

West Northamptonshire Council considers that the material modifications do change the nature of the plan to the extent that it would require an examination and a referendum. The reasons for this are set out in the document below.

The Examiner has issued a process note on the nature of the modifications:

The Parish Council has accepted the Examiner’s recommendation and wishes to proceed with the examination.  

The Examiner has issued an arrangement note:

The Examiner has issued a clarification note:

Barby and Onley Parish Council has responded to the Examiner’s Clarification Note and Regulation 16 representations: 

Barby and Onley Review Neighbourhood Plan (submission version)

The Barby and Onley Review Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 consultation closed at midnight on Sunday 24 November 2024. The following consultation documents were submitted: 

Supporting documents

Responses

The responses received during the consultation period are shown below:

Data protection policy

Any personal information you provide will be held and processed in accordance with the obligations and principles of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 and in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Data Protection Notification with the Information Commissioner’s Office (No. ZA896620).

Please note that representations cannot be made anonymously. Representations will be published on our website, but address and contact details will be removed. The information you provide will only be used for this consultation, and, with your permission, to advise you of our decision to make the neighbourhood plan. See the privacy notice for the Planning Policy Team.

Neighbourhood development plans (NDPs) listed here are at referendum.

We have made a decision on the independent examiner’s report and agreed that they should proceed to referendum. We are responsible for organising and running the referendum which will be open to all eligible voters in the referendum area, which is usually the same as the neighbourhood area.

Here you can find details of the referendum and the associated relevant documentation. The results of referendum will be shown once the referendum has taken place.

Great Oxendon Neighbourhood Plan

At its meeting of Planning Policy Committee on 20 November 2024, West Northamptonshire Council agreed that the Great Oxendon Neighbourhood Plan, as modified by the examiners recommendations, should proceed to referendum. The referendum relating to the Great Oxendon Neighbourhood Plan will be held on 23 January 2025.

The question that will be asked is:

“Do you want West Northamptonshire Council to use the neighbourhood plan for Great Oxendon to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?”

Supporting documents

In accordance with the regulations, we have published a Neighbourhood Plan Information Statement to support the referendum.

The specified documents referred to in the information statement are included below.

The full responses received during the submission (Regulation 16) consultation period are shown below.

Neighbourhood development plans (NDPs) listed here have been “made” or adopted by us. The list includes NDPs that have been reviewed.

A copy of the made (adopted) NDPs can be downloaded below. Individual decision notices can be requested from the Planning Policy Team.

The date is when the NDP or review NDP was made.

Contact details 

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0300 126 7000