North Northamptonshire Council Draft Corporate Plan 2025-2029 consultation

Closed 1 Oct 2025

Opened 10 Sep 2025

Feedback updated 23 Oct 2025

We asked

The Council sought feedback on the draft Corporate Plan 2025-29. The Corporate Plan sets out the high-level strategic direction of the council over the next four years.

The draft Corporate Plan focused on four priority themes:

  • Family
  • Community
  • Prosperity
  • Smarter, faster, fairer public services

For each of the above priority themes, the plan sets out:

  • What this [theme] means in practice
  • Key Commitments [under the theme]
  • The change you [residents] will see

You said

There was a total of 494 responses to the consultation. The majority of the feedback was received via a consultation questionnaire, with 476 respondents participating via this method and 18 respondents submitting a written response.

  • Family: 90.6% strongly agree or tend to agree with the proposals
  • Community: 89.5% strongly agree or tend to agree with the proposals
  • Prosperity: 84.6% strongly agree or tend to agree with the proposals
  • Smarter, Faster and Fairer Public Services: 77.2% strongly agree or tend to agree with the proposals

Respondents were also invited to share their comments on the proposals. For more information about your feedback please see:

Draft Corporate Plan 2025-29 Consultation Analysis report

Draft Corporate Plan 2025-29 Consultation Analysis report – redacted feedback

We did

The full consultation analysis report and supporting papers will be presented and discussed by the Corporate Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday 21 October 2025 at 7pm.

The Draft Corporate Plan 2025-29 will then be refined and put before Executive for endorsement in November 2025 and before Full Council in December 2025 for formal adoption.

Full details can be found in the Corporate Scrutiny Committee papers.

Overview

North Northamptonshire Council is developing a new Corporate Plan for the next four years.  The draft plan sets out the key commitments the council is proposing to make to local residents and business in North Northamptonshire. 

As a relatively new council we have big aspirations for North Northamptonshire. We are keen to make the area a proud, prosperous and proactive place to be. 

The council’s Corporate Plan 2025-2029 is a key document that sets out: 

  • Future priorities of the council 
  • The key commitments the council is making to everyone in North Northamptonshire over the next four years 
  • Changes and improvements that you can expect to see as a result 

The commitments we are making over the next four years fit under the following key themes: 

  • Family 
  • Community 
  • Prosperity 
  • Smarter, Faster, Fairer Public Services 

Some of our Members, partners and colleagues have already shared their thoughts to help us write our draft plan. We now want to hear what you and your local community think about our plans for the future.

Why your views matter 

We want to know what you think of our priorities and key commitments. Do you agree with the things we want to do? Is there anything you think is missing? 

We also want to make sure the plan is clear and easy to read, so everyone can understand it. 

Your feedback is really important. We will consider what people say and make changes if we need to. 

A final version of the Corporate Plan will then be presented to Executive. It will then go to Full Council later this year for approval. We will then make action plans to show how our priorities and commitments will be delivered.   

Helpful things to read 

Please read the draft summary Corporate Plan 2025-29 to get a better understanding of our key priorities and commitments. 

Here are some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

You can also read our first Corporate Plan 2021-25 on our website. 

Have your say 

You can tell us what you think by clicking the link below and completing a questionnaire. You don’t have to answer every question. If there’s something you don’t want to answer, you can skip it and move on. 

Your feedback will be part of a report with many other people’s feedback, so you will not be personally identified. 

You can also fill in the online questionnaire free of charge at any North Northamptonshire Council library. Please see the Library website or telephone 0300 126 3000 to check opening times. 

If you prefer, you can send us your comments by email or post. You can also hand them in at one of North Northamptonshire Council’s libraries. 

If you are a member of an organisation or community group, you can hold your own group discussion and provide your joint feedback by completing the Group Facilitator’s Feedback Form or by downloading the copy below and emailing or posting the form back to us. The form includes a presentation which you can use to help with your discussions. 

If you have any queries, comments or would like a copy of this questionnaire in another format you can contact us by email, post or telephone. Our contact details are: 

Email address:YourVoiceMatters@northnorthants.gov.uk  

Telephone: 0300 126 3000 

Postal address: 

Draft Corporate Plan Consultation Response
North Northamptonshire Council 
Sheerness House 
Meadow Road 
Kettering 
NN16 8TL 

This consultation runs from 10 September 2025 to 23.59 on 1 October 2025.

Please help us promote this consultation by sharing the posts of our social media accounts and telling your family and friends about it:  

Thank you for helping us by completing this questionnaire. 

For information about how consultation and engagement responses are managed, please see the consultation and engagement privacy notice

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