Planning policy

As a planning authority the council has to ensure that natural and historic environmental matters are properly addressed in the planning applications it determines.

Information on policies relating to, and monitoring of, minerals and waste development. Details on the Minerals and Waste Local Plan which sets out the strategy, policies and locations for minerals and waste development across Northamptonshire to 2031.

Decisions on the long term strategic land use of planning in Northamptonshire.

New housing developments in Northamptonshire have an impact on existing council services. This could be in the form of increased traffic on our roads, or additional pupils to attend schools.

Northamptonshire has developed a number of strategies to underpin future activity to drive the county's economic growth.