New Local Plan for West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire Council are preparing a new local plan for the area to guide development in the period up to 2043.
Published: 11 January 2026
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.
Consultation on a Regulation 18 Draft Plan ran between 8 April 2024 and 2 June 2024 and responses received will inform the next stage of the plan-making process.
A further consultation on a Regulation 18 Draft Plan will take place in early 2026, with the intention to submit the plan for examination by the end of 2026.
The April 2024 Regulation 18 draft Local Plan and its supporting documents are available on the WNC website, click the link below to view:
https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/planning-policy/new-local-plan-west-northamptonshire