North Northamptonshire Strategic Plan
Planning law requires the council to prepare a local plan to guide development and growth in its area – everything from homes and jobs to schools and infrastructure.
The current Local Plan for North...More
The Council’s Executive meeting on 24 February 2022 authorised the commencement of the statutory process relating to the amalgamation of Tennyson Road Infant School and Alfred Street Junior School, Rushden.
We are seeking your initial views on the options of the proposed...More
North Northamptonshire Council is now the Unitary Authority for the Licensing functions that were previously carried out by Corby Borough Council, East Northamptonshire Council, Kettering Borough Council and Borough Council of Wellingborough.
The Council is implementing its House to...More
The Government is on a mission to deliver lightning-fast, reliable broadband to everyone in the UK and is investing £5 billion in Project Gigabit to ensure that hard-to-reach communities are not left out. Building Digital UK (BDUK) is carrying out a Public Review to help identify areas in Lot 12...More
North Northamptonshire Council is developing a Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) for the area and invites interested parties to help shape its development.
The main role of the HELAA is to help the Council identify a supply of land which is...More
Following local government reorganisation last year, the new unitary council has inherited different approaches to the fortnightly kerbside garden waste collections from the previous local authorities.
In Corby and Kettering, the service is currently provided all year at no extra...More
A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) is a power under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, that allows a council to impose restrictions in particular areas to tackle nuisance or problem behaviour, within a defined public area.
North Northamptonshire Council is seeking...More
North Northamptonshire Council has been asked by the Boundary Commission for England to promote their consultation on the New Map of Constituencies.
Constituencies are changing - have your say now via bcereviews.org.uk , or at a public hearing in your region.
The Boundary...More
A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) is a power under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, that allows a council to impose restrictions in particular areas to tackle nuisance or problem behaviour, within a defined public area.
North Northamptonshire Council is seeking...More
North Northamptonshire Council is now consulting on proposed term dates for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools for the 2023-24 academic year.
The consultation will run from Monday 7 March 2022 – Sunday 3 April 2022.
Please note that Academies, Free, Foundation and...More
North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) is required to consult with Schools Forum on the proposed arrangements for the Early Years Funding Formula for Private, Voluntary and Independent settings (PVI), Childminders and Maintained Nursery Sector (MNS) funded providers. Schools forums must also...More
North Northamptonshire Council proposes to establish a new mainstream primary school on the new Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE) to the north of Wellingborough, known as Glenvale Park. Provision for this school has been made within the planning consent and the Section 106 (S106) agreement...More
Publicising the Neighbourhood Plan Proposal
The Council formally received the South West Kettering (Headlands Community) Neighbourhood Plan proposal on 7 th January 2022. In accordance with Regulation 15 of the (Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012...More
North Northamptonshire Council’s budget proposals set out a detailed spending strategy for the authority for the financial year 2022-2023 as well as outlining the medium-term financial plan for the next two years.
The council is working hard to protect vital services, while at...More
The purpose of the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) is to set out what consultation the Council will carry out with the community on planning policy documents and planning applications. The SCI explains who the Council will consult with, when and how.
It is a statutory...More
The council has made an immediate Article 4 Direction covering the former Birch Bros Bus Depot, Higham Road, Rushden. The direction withdraws the permitted development right concerning demolition, meaning that the demolition of the building will now require planning permission.
The...More
All admission authorities are required to formally consult if they want to make any changes to their schools’ admission arrangements for the following school year. They also have to consult on their schools’ admission arrangements at least once every 7 years, even if there have been no...More
A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) is a power under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, that allows a council to impose restrictions in particular areas to tackle nuisance or problem behaviour, within a defined public area.
North Northamptonshire Council is seeking...More
An Open Market Review request for information from broadband network providers operating in intervention areas identified in the second release of Phase 2 of Project Gigabit.
The Government is on a mission to deliver lightning-fast, reliable broadband to everyone in the UK and is investing...More
As part of the national #30Days30WaysUK campaign, September is Preparedness Month and we run an annual survey to find out how prepared people are for emergencies that may happen.
Since 2015, the 30Days30WaysUK campaign aims to inspire and empower people to be more ‘emergency ready’.
...More
People in North Northamptonshire have the opportunity to help shape the long-term development of the area as part of a newly launched Government consultation.
North Northamptonshire sits in the wider Oxford-Cambridge Arc, the name given to the area identified by government...More
North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council have both committed to develop a Bus Service Improvement Plan and form an Enhanced Partnership with local bus operators to implement improvements in their bus networks in line with the Government's National Bus Strategy “Bus Back...More
North Northamptonshire Council is working on its first ever Corporate Plan. The Corporate Plan sets out the Council’s vision, values, key commitments and priorities for the future.
The Corporate Plan also aims to provide clarity about what the...More
North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) is looking at the areas it will scrutinise over the next year.
We would like your views to help us identify the key areas to look at more closely – your feedback will help Scrutiny Committee members to focus on the right areas for North...More
As part of the Ox-Cam Pathfinder Project, North Northamptonshire Council, in partnership with 8 local authorities, would like to know about the flood resilience measures installed in homes across the Oxford-Cambridge Arc (Ox-Cam) region.
The Ox-Cam Property Flood Resilience (PFR) Pathfinder...More
North Northamptonshire Council, as the local authority, is raising awareness of changes to the Fair Access Protocol in the new School Admissions Code 2021, which comes into force on 1 September 2021. This consultation is to enable schools, as well as other potentially...More
North Northamptonshire Council proposes to establish a new mainstream primary school on the new Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE) development at Wellingborough, known as Stanton Cross.
A Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE) is underway in Wellingborough, to the east of the town. Once complete,...More
The council is consulting on the proposed Main Modifications to the Kettering Borough Site Specific Part 2 Local Plan (SSP2) and on proposed changes to the Policies Map.
The Site Specific Part 2 Local Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State on 28 May 2020. The Examination hearing...More
The North Northamptonshire Council Draft Budget 2021-22 Consultation ran from 11 December 2020 to midnight on 29 January 2021 on the Future Northants Consultation Hub as part of preparations for the formation of North Northamptonshire Council.
The consultation has been added to the North...More
The North Northamptonshire Council Draft Housing Allocation Scheme Consultation (November 2020) ran from 4 November to midnight on 15 December 2020 on the Future Northants Consultation Hub as part of preparations for the formation of North Northamptonshire Council.
The consultation has been...More