Northamptonshire Expansion - 2010 Diary

01 Nov 2010  -  NBC publish Minutes of  WNJSPC meeting on 26 Oct 2010

The Northampton Borough Council was the first to publish the Minutes for the West Northamptonshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee meeting held on 26 October 2010. 

Click on the images to link directly to the NBC website, or download documents directly, as provided below.

To directly download the Minutes of 26 October 2010 meeting, click here.   This is a 4 page document.

The Minutes include:

• Discussion on the possible future of the WNJPU

• A statement that the JCS would continue, and would take into account the proposed Northamptonshire ARC

• Briefly documented comments by Messrs Convery, Hawkins and Kingston (public speakers)

• Comments from the JPU :

• that housing numbers may be affected by the introduction of the Localism Bill

• that  'It was clear that the former RSS housing figures were neither achievable or deliverable'

• that  'The revised figures were based on natural growth, and in turn based on 2008 demographic data that was now available, and in turn based on what could be delivered.'.

• Committee comments:

• that the population of Northampton may naturally grow by 35,000 in the period 2011 to 2026

 

• that housing numbers should be based on 'need' as well as what is 'achievable and deliverable'

 

• and should not be limited at this stage by abadoning Sustainable Urban Extensions

• that the Northampton Central Area Action Plan was a useful adjunct to the JCS

• A statement that a report on the A45 Link Road is expected in Jan 2011 (hopefully at Upton)

The proposed overall lower growth figure of  50,000 homes for West Northamptonshire was accepted.

Date last updated:  01 Nov 2010                                                                                         Valid until:  31 Dec 2010