New Local Plan for West Northamptonshire
Contents
- New Local Plan for West Northamptonshire
- Regulation 18 (April 2024) next steps
New Local Plan for West Northamptonshire
We are preparing a new local plan for the area to guide decisions in the period up to 2043.
The West Northamptonshire Local Plan will replace the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy Local Plan (Part 1) and the Part 2 Local Plans which were adopted for the former Daventry, Northampton and South Northamptonshire areas.
Regulations 18 Consultation - now closed
Consultation on the Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan took place from 29 January to 27 March 2026, alongside a programme of public events.
Responses to that consultation have now been analysed and have informed the Regulation 19 version of the Local Plan, which is being considered at the Planning Policy Committee on 14 September 2026.
See a list of Regulation 18 consultation responses.
Alongside the Regulation 18 consultation, the Council also invited Local Green Space nominations and Call for Sites submissions, which also closed 27 March 2026.
Interactive policies map
Access our interactive policies map to view the individual Local Plan layers.
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) for the Local Plan
West Northamptonshire Council approved a new Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) for the Planning Service in November 2025. The SCI sets out how the council will engage stakeholders and the public in the carrying out of its planning function.
West Northamptonshire Local Development Scheme (LDS)
The latest LDS for West Northamptonshire was approved by the Planning Policy Committee and came into effect in January 2026.
The LDS sets out the timetable for the preparation of the West Northamptonshire Local Plan.
Evidence base
Please see the One West Northamptonshire Plan.
To follow.
- Local Transport Plan
- Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIP) for Brackley, Daventry, Northampton and Towcester
- Active Travel Strategy: The Opportunity (England's Economic Heartland) (May 2023)
- Peterborough – Northampton – Oxford Connectivity Study (England’s Economic Heartland) (December 2022)
- Oxford – Milton Keynes Connectivity Study (England’s Economic Heartland) (July 2023)
- Rail Strategic Objectives (England’s Economic Heartland) (October 2023)
West Northamptonshire Heritage Impact Assessment
Northampton sites individual HIAs
Daventry sites individual HIAs
Background papers
View the background papers for the West Northamptonshire Local Plan.
Previous consultation documents
View the documents for the Local Plan Regulation 18 (2024) closed consultation.
Last updated 10 September 2026