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The company known as Marsh Industries Limited, Units 3-13 Addington Park Industrial Estate, Little Addington, Northamptonshire, NN14 4AS applied to North Northamptonshire Council for a permit to operate an installation for the polymerisation or co-polymerisation of any pre-formulated resin or pre-formulated gel coat which contains any unsaturated hydrocarbon, where the activity is likely to involve, in any period of twelve months, the polymerisation or co-polymerisation of 100 tonnes or more of unsaturated hydrocarbon. Comments on the application were sought.
There were 0 responses to the consultation process
The application has been approved.
Public consultation on the Scope and Options and associated Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report is the first stage of preparing the Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan. At this stage the Council invited views on what should be included in the plan and a range of high-level options to address issues within the plan.
The consultation at this first formal stage in the plan making process encouraged many helpful and constructive comments and can be considered valuable with nearly 100 individual responses received. A Scope and Options Consultation Summary Report will be reported to Planning Communities Executive Advisory Panel on 19 July 2023.
Agenda for Planning Communities Executive Advisory Panel on Wednesday 19 July 2023
Feedback received will be used to help prepare the draft Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan. A formal consultation on the draft Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan is expected to take place later in 2023.
North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) promoted First Renewable Developments’ public consultation on the draft Masterplan for Kettering Energy Park. Comment were requested on the comprehensive Masterplan, which will:
212 representations were received in total, 89 were received via the online feedback form and the remaining 123 were received via email.
The results of the consultation are currently still being analysed and will be reported to a future meeting of the Planning Communities Executive Advisory Panel. Reports are still being prepared and will be shared once available.
We asked your views on the Kettering LCWIP which was undertaken using the Commonplace consultation platform at https://ketteringtravel.commonplace.is/ We sought views on: overall view of the LCWIP proposals / comments on the overall plan and on the individual route proposals / which Individual Routes residents thought should be prioritised. The aim was to ascertain the level of support for the cycling and walking plan, which routes should be prioritised for further design and development and also to obtain comments to improve the LCWIP and the future design of the proposals.
There were 169 responses in total:
Each of the responses and comments have been analysed and considered. A Consultation Report that summarises the findings of this analysis has been prepared and will be reported to NNC members (along with a report on the overall engagement for the overall LCWIP process) when approval of the Kettering LCWIP proposals will be sought. The report includes proposals to reflect all comments received and ensure they are considered as the design of the route proposals is developed further.
The Council sought feedback on the draft proposals for a balanced revenue budget for 2023/24 and the medium-term financial plan for the next two years. The budget consultation period commenced on 22 December 2022 and closed on 27 January 2023.
The budget proposals set out a detailed spending strategy for the authority for the financial year 2023/24 as well as outlining the medium-term financial plan for the next two years. The budget proposed a balance net revenue budget for 2023/24 at £336 million.
The main proposals were:
However, respondents were invited to comment on any proposal within the Draft Budget.
Using the various means available to consultees, local people and organisations contributed to the North Northamptonshire Council Draft Budget 2023/24 consultation 453 times.
Council Tax increase proposals:
Feedback was received that the impact of the proposed standardised approach for grants for community centres would have resulted in a reduction in grants to a number of community centres. In light of the feedback, the Leader and the Executive revised the final budget published on 1 February with the removal of this proposal.
For more information about your feedback please see:
Appendix E – Draft Budget 2023-24 Consultation Analysis Report
On Thursday 23 February 2023, the North Northamptonshire Council approved the 2023 to 2024 budget for North Northamptonshire.
The report before Council presented a balanced revenue budget for 2023/24 as well as outlining the medium-term financial plan for the next two years.
Through its budget, the Council will:
Council Tax: The Council approved an increase in council tax of 4.99%, which includes the 2% adult social care precept and is the maximum increase permitted by Government.
This increase will contribute about an additional £9m per year and represents a Band D level of Council Tax for North Northamptonshire Council of £1,657.51 for 2023/24.
This Band D figure does not include the Council Tax for individual Town and Parish Councils or the Council Tax set for Fire and Police by the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.
Capital Programme: Final proposals for capital projects were also approved, totalling £109.1m over a three-year period. General capital projects make up £65.4m of this amount while the Housing Revenue Account is £43.7m.
There is also a Capital development pool - totalling £190.2m - for the progression and prioritisation of key schemes.
Housing Revenue Account: This year’s Housing Revenue Account (HRA) sees a balanced budget for the two Neighbourhood Accounts.
There will also be a rent increase of 7% for the next financial year, which accords with the Government’s rent setting policy for 2023/24. Any funding received by the HRA is retained within the HRA and will be used to support housing improvements and maintenance.
For more information about the budget, please see:
The Council were seeking the views on their proposed strategy to transform the current services in order to deliver the highest quality assessment, re-ablement and enablement to support people to live their lives independently and be ambitious for their future.
The public consultation was carried out by the Council’s Consultation and Engagement Team and the Adult Social Care Provider Service. The consultation set out the proposals and enabled both online and non-digital means of participation, in accordance with nationally recognised good practice.
Eighteen face-to-face information and engagement sessions were held, reaching over 140 respondents total, each providing valuable feedback and questions. Responses from these sessions have directly fed into the consultation feedback and FAQs that are included within the consultation hub website.
In total, 253 respondents filled out a questionnaire, either partially or fully, and six written submissions. 18% of the respondents were users of Adult Social Care, 29% were members of the public, 41% were NNC staff & councillors and 12% had a third-party interest. The majority of respondents agreed with the principles proposed for the Transforming NNC Adult Social Care Provider Services.
Some respondents offered feedback to say that there was a need for user friendly language, and the consultation had too much jargon and was too wordy.
Respondents identified some missing principles and areas that could be strengthened including:
The responses were analysed and then presented to Cllr Helen Harrison, Executive Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing and David Watts, Executive Director for Adults, Health Partnerships and Housing on 03 February 2023. Having considered the consultation feedback they have made the decision to implement the strategy using the delegated decision making process that was approved by the Councils Executive on 13 October 2022.
Some people said they found the strategy a little difficult to read and that some additional principles could be included or strengthened. We feel these are really good suggestions and will make some amendments to the strategy document to explain some of the terms we have used but this won’t change the overall strategy. We will also use the feedback to help shape phases 2 and 3 of the strategy, will use less jargon, and we will make sure that future correspondence will be simplified.
In implementing the strategy, we will change our focus from providing longer-term provision to one that delivers services which promote opportunities and independence for people. We will still consider if there are any services, that the care market struggles to provide, that it would be best for the council could deliver even if they provide longer-term care. These will be judged on a case by case basis and may apply to some of those services in phase 2 and phase 3 of the strategy.
We will work to develop a capital strategy with a view to invest in a younger adult’s purpose built unit that provides flexible assessment, transitions matching (for children moving to adult services and wanting to live more independently), and to support North Northamptonshire residents that are currently supported out of area to return to North Northamptonshire with the right support. Any proposed development will be based on current best practice examples.
Over the last few months, a number of residents at Beech Close, and their families, chose to look at other services as they could see that whatever decision was made that people would have to leave for up to three years whilst any work was carried out and the final resident has recently moved into their new home and service. As a result, and in line with our new strategy, we will now use the money that was used to run Beech Close to improve the services and provision that remain, whilst we support staff to find alternative roles. We will make sure that our staff receive a comprehensive training and development package of support to enable them to carry out new roles and are able to deliver services that will be providing re-ablement. We will also review our job descriptions to make sure that staff are adequately rewarded for the work they undertake.
The adoption of our new strategy helps us to progress the work to bring the Thackley Green Specialist Care Centre in Corby into North Northamptonshire Council’s provider services. We hope to base Therapy and Reablement staff from Reablement North at the Specialist Care Centre and look at how we can work in closer partnership with local health partners to support people to gain or regain their independence. By doing this we will be able to support people to move people through bed based and community reablement and back to their homes more quickly and confidently.
By implementing the strategy we expect to reduce spend in the independent care sector through not purchasing Discharge to Assess (D2A) beds at inflated market rates and by achieving better reablement outcomes which will lead to reduced length of stay, or later admissions to residential care, and deliver better outcomes for the people of North Northamptonshire.
The Council commissioned specialist consultants to undertake a research survey to understand how and where people like to shop, spend their leisure time and use their town centres. The survey is part of a wider Retail Capacity Study for North Northamptonshire that will inform the preparation of planning policies and strategies for town centres.
The survey methodology involved contacting around 1,300 households in the area to gain a representative sample of residents living across North Northamptonshire. The outcomes of the household survey will be included within the Retail Capacity Study, which is expected to be finalised in June 2023.
The findings from the household survey will inform the Retail Capacity Study, which is a technical evidence document that will underpin the emerging planning policies within the North Northamptonshire Strategic Plan. The timetable for the Strategic Plan and other planning policy documents is currently under review; however, regular update reports relating to the this and the technical evidence base work are presented to Members via the Council's Planning Communities Executive Advisory Panel (formerly Planning Policy Executive Advisory Panel). The latest planning policy work programme was presented to Members at the Panel meeting on 30th January 2023, explaining the next stage in preparing the Strategic Plan will be the Options Consultation. The Retail Capacity Study will inform this next stage in the preparation of the Strategic Plan, which is scheduled for consideration by Members at the Planning Communities Executive Advisory Panel meeting on 13th September 2023.
The Council consulted on how routes for walking, wheeling and cycling in Corby can be made more attractive as part of the town’s new Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP), and sought feedback on specific junctions, routes or areas which discourage people from using them, and asked these could be improved.
Over 900 people visited the website with 64 people leaving 198 comments. You can view the results in our consultation summary document.
The results from the consultation were used to inform which corridors were audited as part of creating a network of routes to form the draft Local Cycling and Walking Plan (LCWIP), and shared at a key stakeholder workshop on 5 December 2022.
As a direct result of the consultation, there were some additional secondary and future routes which have been added and some of the existing corridors were modified slightly to reflect the comments made.
Feedback received will be used to help draft the Local Cycling and Walking Plan (LCWIP). The draft LCWIP will be subject to public consultation during 2023.
You can continue to provide feedback via the Commonplace platform at: Have Your Say Today - Corby Walking & Cycling Plan
Residents were given an opportunity to share their views on potential additional locations for on-street electric vehicle charging points in 21 sites across seven towns in North Northamptonshire.
Resident engagement letters were sent to 1,260 addresses bordering the 21 sites where on-street charging points were proposed. We received 156 responses (150 online and 6 paper surveys). Overall, the feedback received from respondents was positive, with 63% supporting the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. 25% of respondents stated they were considering buying an electric vehicle in the next 0-2 years, with 68% stating they will be buying electric in the next 5 years – reflecting the strong demand for more charging points. Of the 21 sites under consideration, most received an even split of for/against responses, with several sites receiving strong support and 8 sites receiving strong objections due to perceived impact on parking availability.
The responses to the engagement activity were reviewed by the project team on a site-by-site basis. The detailed drawings for each site, along with on-street images and the site selection criteria were reviewed against the comments received. This was done for all sites, regardless of whether there was overwhelming support, or overwhelming objection, to the installation of on-street charging points at a particular location. The decision-making process weighed up the growing need and demand for on-street charging points for residents without off-road parking, against objections based on a perceived loss of parking space. The project team agreed on which sites to proceed with and, submitted their recommendation for approval. It was recommended that 3 of the 21 sites be removed from our plans based on the objections received as part of the engagement activity. This recommendation was approved.
The Council were seeking the views on installing CCTV in the William Knibb and All Saints Ward, Kettering, following the Northamptonshire Office of Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner funding from the Home Office. The funding is specifically designed for areas that need to tackle theft, robbery and burglary – known as acquisitive crimes.
We received 43 responses. 97.6% of respondents felt that installing CCTV in the area would help to deter crime. 97.6% of respondents felt that installing CCTV in the area would increase their feeling of safety.
The high proportion of residents whose opinion that CCTV in the area would help deter crime and make them feel safer, has resulted in the decision being taken to start installation of CCTV in the William Knibb and All Saints Ward Area.
The Council sought comments following an application from Ball Beverage Packaging Europe Ltd for a Part A2 Environmental Permit for a drinks can manufacturing facility at Ball Kettering, Plot 4b Segro Park, Kettering Gateway, NN15 5LW. The Part A2 permit was applied for under Section 6.4 A2)(a), relating to the coating and printing of metal cans, which would be regulated by the Local Authority (North Northamptonshire Council) having a solvent consumption greater than 200 tonnes per annum or greater than 150 kilogrammes per hour. Solvent emission limits would also apply under Schedule 14 of the Environmental Permitting Regulations.
There were two responses, neither of which were material to determining the grant of the application.
The permit was issued on 1 December 2022. The decision making process was not directly influenced by this consultation as there were no pertinent objections or representations received. However, the permit conditions were modified following a parallel consultation with the Environment Agency.
The Council were seeking the views on if an increased CCTV resource on Queensway would positively benefit the local community, following the Northamptonshire Office of Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner funding from the Home Office. The funding is specifically designed for areas that need to tackle theft, robbery and burglary – known as acquisitive crimes.
We received 242 responses. 94.1% of respondents felt that installing CCTV in the area would help to deter crime. 95.4% of respondents felt that installing CCTV in the area would increase their feeling of safety.
The high proportion of residents whose opinion that CCTV in the area would help deter crime and make them feel safer, has resulted in the decision being taken to start installation of alley gates in the Queensway Ward Area.
The Council were seeking the views on installing alley gates on Queensway, following the Northamptonshire Office of Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner funding from the Home Office. The funding is specifically designed for areas that need to tackle theft, robbery and burglary – known as acquisitive crimes.
We received 238 responses. 86.02% of respondents felt that installing alley gates in the area would help to deter crime. 85.14% of respondents felt that installing alley gates in the area would increase their feeling of safety.
The high proportion of residents whose opinion that alley gates in the area would help deter crime and make them feel safer, has resulted in the decision being taken to start installation of alley gates in the Queensway Ward Area.
Residents were asked to have their say and provide feedback on concept designs for combined projects Station to Town Centre Link Road and Smart & Connected Corby: both projects within the Corby Towns Fund.
A full analysis report was published on a dedicated Corby Towns Fund webpage in early February 2023.
A series of recommendations were taken forward, which included reviewing safety concerns, providing clarity around costings and consideration of alternative accessible access. Common themes raised from the engagement period have been incorporated into the concept designs. This will be followed by a business case update in March 2023 and the publishing of proposed amends to the projects to the public. A formal consultation on the final designs is expected to take place in Autumn/Winter 2023. Until this point, designs can be amended and comments from the public will be taken into consideration. Visit the Corby Towns Fund webpage
The Council consulted on a potential extension to the CCTV installation at the Corby Shire Lodge Cemetery car park, under its statutory duty under the Crime & Disorder Act 1998.
We received 30 responses, with 96.67% indicating they would support the additional CCTV camera and 90% saying it would make them feel safer.
The high rate of positive feedback has influenced the decision to proceed with installing the additional CCTV camera.
The Council undertook a survey to understand the views of Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) tenants, landlords and members of the public living near, or businesses operating near to, HMOs.
We received a total of 531 responses. Of these, 525 were via our online survey and we also received 6 email responses.
A report summarising the results of the consultation survey was presented to Planning Policy Executive Advisory Panel on 24 October 2022.
The information gathered as part of the consultation survey has provided valuable feedback and analysis, which will be used to supplement information already gathered as part of the wider HMO investigation. Further detailed analysis of the representations will help the Council to develop detailed ward level profiles for the previously identified wards with the highest number and concentration of HMO, which will inform the development of options following in-depth appraisal. The Planning Policy Executive Advisory Panel will continue to oversee the investigation alongside the development of potential options to regulate HMO development and ensure the highest standards of licensing and governance. This process will take place over the remainder of the financial year.
The budget for North Northamptonshire Council will provide a range of services to residents and businesses across the area including care to vulnerable adults and children, education, the disposal and collection of waste, household waste recycling, economic development, housing and support for the homeless.
The budget consultation period commenced on 23 December 2021 and ended on 28 January 2022. The draft budgets have been subject to scrutiny by the Shadow Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
The consultation provided residents, local partners and other stakeholders the opportunity to review the budget proposals and provide feedback during the five-week consultation period.
The consultation focused on the draft budget proposals that would likely effect residents and service users. However, respondents were invited to comment on anything within the Draft Budget
Using the various means available to consultees, local people and organisations contributed to the North Northamptonshire Council Draft Budget 2022-23 Consultation 527 times.
Council Tax increase proposals:
For more information about the responses to the North Northamptonshire Council Draft Budget 2022-23 Consultation, please see Appendix G - Consultation Feedback Summary from the North Northamptonshire Shadow Authority meeting on 10 February 2022.
On Thursday 10 February 2022, the North Northamptonshire Executive approved the 2022 to 2023 budget for North Northamptonshire.
For more information about the budget, please see the:
School admission arrangements must be determined annually and consulted must be carried out if changes are proposed. We asked for comments on the proposed admission arrangements for the 2023/24 academic year as we plan to reduce a small number of schools' Published Admission Numbers (PANs) and for Little Stanion Primary School to include a new criterion in their oversubscription criteria giving some priority to children of staff. In addition, each year, all local authorities must formulate and publish on their website, a scheme to co-ordinate admissions to the normal year of entry for all publicly funded schools within their area. Applications are processed in accordance with the timetables set out in these schemes. We asked for comments on the proposed Primary and Secondary co-ordinated schemes for the 2023 intake.
There were no comments or objections to the proposals.
As no comments were received in the consultation, we plan to determine the admission arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools in North Northamptonshire as proposed.
The Council consulted on the proposed Main Modifications to the Site Specific Part 2 Local Plan and on proposed changes to the Policies Map from Friday 19 March to Friday 30 April 2021.
The consultation received 170 representations from 105 respondents.
The representations are available to view on the Site Specific Part 2 Local Plan - Modifications – Responses webpage.
Planning inspector's report
All representations received during the consultation period were provided to the planning inspector.
The inspector's report into the Kettering Site Specific Part 2 Local Plan was received on 2 July 2021 following the examination of the Plan. The report states that with the Inspector’s recommended Main Modifications the Site Specific Part 2 Local Plan is ‘sound’.
For further information about the report, please visit the Inspector's Report webpage.
North Northamptonshire Council’s Executive
On Thursday 30 September, North Northamptonshire Council’s Executive recommended to Council:
Reasons for Decisions
For more information about the 'Adoption of the Kettering Site Specific Part 2 Local Plan' report and additional documents presented to North Northamptonshire Council’s Executive, please see the Executive meeting agenda and decisions for Thursday 30 September 2021.
Update on 14 May 2021: The links below have been updated following the transfer of committee meetings to the North Northamptonshire Council Moderngov website.
The budget for North Northamptonshire Council will provide a range of services to residents and businesses across the area including care to vulnerable adults and children, education, the disposal and collection of waste, household waste recycling, economic development, housing and support for the homeless.
The budget consultation period commenced on 11 December 2020 and ended on 29 January 2021. The draft budgets have been subject to scrutiny by the Shadow Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
The consultation provided residents, local partners and other stakeholders the opportunity to review the budget proposals and provide feedback during the seven-week consultation period.
The consultation focused on the draft budget proposals that would likely effect residents and service users. However, respondents were invited to comment on anything within the Draft Budget.
Using the various means available to consultees, local people and organisations contributed to the North Northamptonshire Council Draft Budget 2021-22 Consultation 376 times.
Council Tax harmonisation proposals:
Council Tax increase proposals:
For more information about the responses to the North Northamptonshire Council Draft Budget 2021-22 Consultation, please see Appendix G - Consultation Feedback Summary from the North Northamptonshire Shadow Authority meeting on 25 February 2021.
On Thursday 25 February 2021, the North Northamptonshire Shadow Authority approved the 2021 to 2022 budget for North Northamptonshire.
For more information about the budget, please see the:
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