West Northamptonshire Local Plan – Regulation 19 Monday 05 October 2026 until 11:59pm on Monday 16 November 2026.
West Northamptonshire Council is preparing a new Local Plan to guide where and how development should take place across West Northamptonshire to 2043.
The Council has now reached the Regulation 19 (Publication) stage of plan preparation process and is inviting representations on the Pre-Submission draft West Northamptonshire Local Plan.
This is the final statutory consultation stage before the Plan is submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination by the Planning Inspectorate.
The Pre-Submission draft Local Plan sets out the Council’s strategy for delivering homes, employment, infrastructure and community facilities across the area to 2043 and identifies how greenspaces and the environment are protected. It also establishes the planning policies that will be used to manage and guide future development proposals.
The Plan, Policies Map, supporting evidence base documents and information on how to make a representation are available on the Council’s New Local Plan webpage at New Local Plan for West Northamptonshire | West Northamptonshire Council A statement of Representations Procedure is attached to this email.
The consultation period runs from Monday 05 October 2026 until 11:59pm on Monday 16 November 2026.
Representations should focus on whether the Plan has been prepared in accordance with the relevant legal requirements and whether it is sound. Further guidance on the tests of soundness and legal requirements are available on the website.
All duly made representations received during the consultation period will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate alongside the Plan and supporting evidence for consideration as part of the independent examination process.
Kind regards,
Planning Policy Team
