Neighbourhood plans

West Northamptonshire Council (or the former sovereign councils of Daventry District, Northampton Borough or South Northamptonshire) has designated the following neighbourhood areas for the purpose of producing a neighbourhood plan. The Qualifying Body has not yet prepared a plan at the Pre-submission stage for these areas.

Details of progress on these plans can be obtained by visiting the websites of the relevant town and parish councils.

Copies of designation documents, including larger scale maps can be requested from the Planning Policy team.

This stage is also known as ‘the Regulation 14 stage’ and involves the town and parish councils consulting on plan proposals.

Plans listed here are at pre-submission consultation stage. Details of progress on these plans can be obtained by clicking on the names below which will take you to the websites of the relevant parish and town councils.

• Norton

This stage is also known as ‘the Regulation 16 stage’ and follows submission of the draft NDP and supporting documents to us, who are responsible for organising the consultation.

Plans listed here are at Regulation 16 consultation stage. Listed are details of the consultation, including the relevant documents, where you can view hard copies and information about how to comment.

Grange Park

Grange Park Parish Council submitted their final version of the Grange Park Neighbourhood Development Plan (2025 to 2029) to the Council in June 2025. As the Local Planning Authority, we are now required to undertake a consultation to provide an opportunity for all parties to comment on whether the submitted plan meets the basic conditions before it goes to examination.

The consultation commences on Friday 20 June 2025 and will close at 11:59pm on Thursday 31 July 2025.

Find out more about the consultation.

The consultation documents can be viewed below:

Download a response form below.

Data protection policy

Any personal information you provide will be held and processed in accordance with the obligations and principles of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 and in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Data Protection Notification with the Information Commissioner’s Office (No. ZA896620).

Please note that representations cannot be made anonymously. Representations will be published on our website, but address and contact details will be removed. The information you provide will only be used for this consultation, and, with your permission, to advise you of our decision to make the neighbourhood plan. See the privacy notice for the Planning Policy Team.

Neighbourhood development plans (NDPs) listed here are at examination.

Here you can find details of the examination, including the name of the examiner, representations received to the Regulation 16 consultation, examination documents and examiner’s report.

Neighbourhood development plans (NDPs) listed here are at referendum.

We have made a decision on the independent examiner’s report and agreed that they should proceed to referendum. We are responsible for organising and running the referendum which will be open to all eligible voters in the referendum area, which is usually the same as the neighbourhood area.

Here you can find details of the referendum and the associated relevant documentation. The results of referendum will be shown once the referendum has taken place.

Semilong and Trinity Neighbourhood Plan

Following a successful referendum on 19 June 2025, the Council formally made the Semilong and Trinity Neighbourhood Development Plan on 20 June 2025.

It now forms part of the development plan for West Northamptonshire and will be used to determine planning applications within the Semilong and Trinity neighbourhood area.

Data protection policy

Any personal information you provide will be held and processed in accordance with the obligations and principles of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 and in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Data Protection Notification with the Information Commissioner’s Office (No. ZA896620).

Please note that representations cannot be made anonymously. Representations will be published on our website, but address and contact details will be removed. The information you provide will only be used for this consultation, and, with your permission, to advise you of our decision to make the neighbourhood plan. See the privacy notice for the Planning Policy Team.

Neighbourhood development plans (NDPs) listed here have been “made” or adopted by us. The list includes NDPs that have been reviewed.

A copy of the made (adopted) NDPs can be downloaded below. Individual decision notices can be requested from the Planning Policy Team.

The date is when the NDP or review NDP was made.

Contact details 

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0300 126 7000