At the Parish Council (PC) meeting held on the 10 February 2026 and further to the previous meeting, the Draft West Northants Council (WNC) Local Plan again dominated discussion. It was agreed to employ a planning consultant together with a transport expert to formulate the reply to the consultation that closes towards the end March […]
The Parish Council (PC) met on the 13 January and firstly heard that the West Northants Council (WNC) Planners had informed it that the Bloor Development would only be approved in exceptional circumstances – the WNC have an UpToDate 5 year housing land supply and any application would have to have a new housing needs
Have Your Say The Parish Council will be arranging the delivery & collection (by volunteers) of a short questionnaire regarding the Bloor Homes proposal. A fact sheet will accompany the questionnaire to aid you forming a view on the proposal. Parishioners are asked to take a few minutes to complete the survey which can also
Following the overwhelming objections to the Bloor development proposal expressed at the recent public meetings, the Parish Council will be launching a campaign to persuade the Local Authority (West Northants Council) that planning consent should be refused for a development located outside the village boundary and on high-quality agricultural land. All residents will be contacted
The June PC meeting learned that Bloor Homes are starting their public consultation in connection with their development of around 300 homes off Byfield Road towards Byfield and have informed the PC that that have an agreement with Byfield Surgery to build a new medical centre to serve the area. While a new medical centre
The new Parish Council (PC), following local elections, met on 14 May 2025 & re-elected the Chair, Paul Blackwell. The Council welcomed the newly elected Woodford & Weedon Ward Councillors of West Northants Council (WNC), Charlie Hastie of Reform & Rupert Frost, Conservative. While Reform will be the party that now leads WNC (previously Conservative),