Sywell Road will be closed between the Washbrook and Car Boot site entrance from next Monday, for up to 11 days. Kier have now published this factsheet.
See the road closure details here.
Sywell road closure : further information from Kier
Reminder : Sywell Road closure
Warning signs have now gone up – Sywell Road will close for construction of the chicane on 20 May, being closed for up to 11 days.
See the road closure details here.
WNC : SEND funding
WNC Children and Young People’s Services are seeking feedback on the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) funding recommendations. This is a final stage of consultation before the WNC SEND funding changes in September 2024.
The details are here – closing date for comments is 2 June.
WNC : consultation for carers
A consultation for carers and their supporters from WNC.
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) are asking for local carers or someone supporting a carer to share their views and feedback on the newly drafted five-year Carer Strategy.
The draft strategy is for all unpaid carers that live in, or care for someone that lives in West Northants, and has been developed together with local carers, ensuring their voices drive forward progress over the next few years to provide the right support and information for them.
Chosen by our local carers, 17 priorities have been identified to focus on improving over the next five years as well as specific measurements to track progress which the Council would like to seek views on. Each priority has a set of actions that will support achieving the priority over the five year period. More details on each of the priorities and how they will be achieved can be found in the strategy.
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A message from WNC regarding a new grant scheme:
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has launched a new grant scheme which aims to support local people to develop their learning and skills and help them get into work.
The Skills for Communities grant scheme is open to community, voluntary and social enterprise organisations that operate, or are prepared to operate, within the geographical area of West Northamptonshire and must be used to provide support to residents aged 16+ who are no longer in full-time education and who would like to develop existing or learn new skills.
Local voluntary and community organisations including registered charities, community interest companies and social enterprises are invited to apply for the grants of between £10,000 and £300,000.
Continue reading “WNC : Grants to help develop learning and skills”Annual Parish Meeting 2024
Thank you everyone who came along to the APM yesterday evening. I hope you agree with me that the speakers did a great job.
The reports mentioned and/or presented during the meeting have been added to the meetings list on the Parish Council page. You will see my report, Cllr Warren’s report, two reports from Northants Police and the financial summary for the year.
The draft minutes will be added once drafted.
David Walker, Chair
Road closure : Sywell Road, Holcot
Kier have this evening confirmed that the priority working feature (“chicane”) on Sywell Road will commence construction on 20 May, with Sywell Road being closed for up to two weeks.
See the road closure details here.
WNC : Grants – energy efficiency and clean heating
WNC are promoting grants for energy efficiency and clean heating upgrades.
| Low-income off-gas households with an annual income of £36,000 or less across West Northamptonshire are urged to find out if they could access essential funding to help them deliver energy efficiency upgrades and install clean heating systems. |
| The funding is made possible through the Home Upgrade Grant Phase 2 funding bid secured by West Northamptonshire Council (WNC). Responding to feedback and a thorough review of the program, the Department of Energy and Sustainable Net Zero (DESNZ) has increased the household income threshold to £36,000, up from £31,000, to ensure that more families can benefit from this vital initiative. The expanded eligibility criteria are anticipated to increase the number of eligible households by approximately 19% nationally within the scheme. This means more families will have access to the support they need to improve energy efficiency, reduce fuel poverty, and contribute to the UK’s Net Zero commitment by 2050. WNC is partnered with Agility Eco to be able to offer this scheme to the people of West Northamptonshire this opportunity by arranging and carrying out the improvement assessment and all the retrofit work. Local installers in each region will guide customers through the application journey, helping them understand and establish eligibility for the scheme. |
WNC : Interested in volunteering at repair cafes?
A message from Emma Parry at WNC regarding volunteering at repair cafes.
| From: | Emma Parry <Emma.Parry@westnorthants.gov.uk> |
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Good Morning All
West Northants Council (WNC) plan to host a programme of pop-up repair cafés during June and July within WNC libraries. They are planned to run between 10am and 2pm on Saturdays.
The events will be promoted to members of the public who have small broken electrical items e.g., soup maker, hairdryer etc who can bring their item along to see if it can be repaired.
We are looking for volunteers with suitable skills (and hopefully tools) to come along to the repair cafés to assess and, where possible, repair electrical items brought in by members of the public.
Whilst these events are one-off events, we hope to stimulate interest within local communities for running repair cafés on a regular basis which will help reduce waste and build local community resilience.
Dates and Locations:
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West Northants Council are promoting No Mow May and environmental awareness.
| As we enter the spring and summer months, West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is looking at ways it can help promote environmental awareness for the natural environment and gain further understanding on how people locally support national campaigns to enhance biodiversity. |
| Last year, WNC supported the national campaign run by Plantlife, No Mow May. The Council will again be supporting the campaign this year in May and will be enabling some of the green spaces it looks after to grow wildly for May, where safe and reasonable to do so. People across West Northamptonshire are being asked to share their views on the national campaign and let the Council know if they take part in these, so that it can gain a better understanding of how West Northamptonshire residents positively impacted biodiversity. The six-week online engagement will take place from Monday 8 April to Sunday 19 May, and people can have their say here: https://westnorthants.citizenspace.com/cet/no-mow-may |
WNC : Local Plan Consultation
WNC have published their consultation for their draft local plan – the full notification is below. For a summary and process detail visit here.
The document set is extensive, but the place to start is the Regulation 18 Local Plan document.
This consultation is important as the final local plan will set the primary WNC planning and development policies through to 2041.
WNC says…
“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.”
For instance, potential local impacts in the Regulation 18 Local Plan document include a policy related to 2000 houses to be built on the west side of the A43 north of Moulton (page 118-) and a ring/relief road to the north of Northampton (page 255).
Comments have to be submitted by 2 June. At next week’s meeting, the Parish Council will decide the process by which it will respond.
There are public exhibitions to view the draft plan and ask questions. No appointment is necessary.
| Location | Address | Date | Time |
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| Moulton | Moulton Community Centre, Sandy Hill Ln, Reedings, Moulton, NN3 7AX | Thursday 18 April | between 1 and 5pm |
| Daventry | Daventry Leisure Centre, Saxon Suite, Lodge Road, Daventry, NN11 4FP | Tuesday 23 April | between 2 and 6pm |
| Wootton | Wootton Community Centre, Curtlee Hill, Wootton, Northampton NN4 6ED | Thursday 25 April | between 2 and 7pm |
| Brackley | The Old Fire Station Community Room, High Street, Brackley NN13 7DW | Wednesday 1 May | between 2 and 5pm |
| Northampton | Grosvenor Centre, Gather Unit, 1st Floor, Northampton, NN1 2EW | Thursday 2 May | between 12 and 5pm |
West Northamptonshire Local Plan 2041
Regulation 18 Draft Consultation – April 2024
Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 Regulation 18.
West Northamptonshire Council has prepared its new Local Plan, Regulation 18 Draft, which it proposes to consult upon for a period of eight weeks.
The Local Plan, Regulation 18 Draft (2024) and supporting documents are being made available for public inspection at locations across West Northamptonshire,
providing people with the opportunity to make representations for consideration as the plan progresses to its next stage.
Full details of the consultation can be found here.
The eight-week period of public consultation will commence Monday 08 April 2024 and run to 23:59 to Sunday 02 June 2024. Representations received after this time will not be accepted.
This notice outlines the documents which are available for inspection, their subject matter and the locations where they can be inspected. It also provides information regarding the process of submitting representations.
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Information from WNC about cost of living and mental health support.
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Please find attached information on our Cost-of-Living Support Hub and NHFT/Mind Northamptonshire’s Mental Health Support Card, we have these available at our offices across the West to collect for distribution:-
- The Abbey, St John’s Square, Daventry, NN11 4XG
- Brackley Town Council, 20 High St, Brackley, NN13 7DS
- The Forum, Moat Lane, Towcester, NN12 6AD
- The Guildhall One Stop Shop, St Giles Square, Northampton NN1 1DE
For further information please see here Cost of living support | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk)
Continue reading “WNC : Cost of living and mental health support”2024 Refuse collection dates
Also includes December’s schedule. Don’t forget about recycling small electricals too!
“Fix My Street”
Did you know you can easily report damage & obstructions to roads and pavements with just a quick click?! As we are heading into pothole season this tool if perfect for anyone who sees or is impacted by a pothole. However this service can be used for many different issues which could impact the safety of anyone driving or walking around Northamptonshire. It can also be used to report low hanging and dangerous vegetation which could obscure visibility or fall into the road.
If you have anything to report, please don’t hesitate and click here to notify WNC. You can also click on the Street Doctor button on the website Homepage. Here you will find more information about the WNC Highways responsibilities.