Help Shape: Draft Road Safety Strategy
Overview
The Local Transport Plan (LTP), which was approved by West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) in March 2025, sets out West Northamptonshire’s transport priorities for the next five years and long-term strategy for maintaining and improving all aspects of local transport up to 2045.
The LTP identified the production of a series of supporting strategies and action plans over the next five years.
The Road Safety Strategy is one of the supporting strategies that was listed. Many people in their response to the consultation on the Local Transport Plan, said that improving road safety was important.
We have used the comments we received, alongside feedback from Town and Parish and key stakeholders to develop a draft Road Safety Strategy.
What is the purpose of the Road Safety Strategy?
The draft Road Safety Strategy is our long-term plan for improving the safety of the local road network in West Northamptonshire. The Strategy provides the framework for decisions, interventions and funding with regards to road safety.
We want to work with communities to make roads safer, so that people feel confident to travel however they choose, by taking a proactive approach to identify and resolve issues.
The draft Road Safety Strategy sets out our vision for road safety, driven by a review of existing conditions and evidence, and accompanied by the actions needed in the short, medium, and long-term to support a reduction in road traffic collisions and an improvement in road safety across West Northamptonshire.
Supporting documents
Why your views matter
This consultation is your opportunity to give us feedback on the draft vision, key objectives, actions and priorities in the draft Strategy.
How to have your say
We want to hear the views of local businesses, residents, as well as other interested parties and stakeholders.
You can complete this online survey. You do not need to answer all the questions—if you prefer to skip a question or are unsure of the answer, simply move on to the next one.
If you need assistance completing the online questionnaire, would like a copy in another format, or wish to respond via an alternative method, please contact us using the details provided below.
Join a Virtual Information and Question Session
We are hosting a virtual information and question session on Monday 23 November 2026 between 10am and 11.30am via MS Teams where you will hear a short presentation, followed by questions and answers session.
To register, please email us at the address provided below and receive the joining instructions.
Our contact details
Email address: LocalTransportPlan@westnorthants.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 126 7000
Postal address: Highways and Transport Planning Team, West Northamptonshire Council, One Angel Square (Service Yard), Angel Street, Northampton, NN1 1ED
This consultation closes at 11:59pm on Sunday 6 December 2026.
What happens next?
Following the consultation, all feedback received will be considered and will help shape the final strategy. The final strategy will be placed before Cabinet in early 2027 for consideration and approval.
For information about how consultation and engagement responses are managed, please see the consultation and engagement privacy notice available at: https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/service-privacy-notices/consultation-and-engagement-privacy-notice
This consultation ends 06/12/2026