Help shape the One West Northamptonshire Plan

Closed 20 Feb 2025

Opened 10 Jan 2025

Contact

oneplan@westnorthants.gov.uk

Feedback updated 14 Apr 2025

We asked

From 10 January to 20 February 2025, we consulted on our draft One West Northamptonshire Plan. The Plan is a shared vision for how organisations can work together over the next five years to make a real difference to people’s lives by improving outcomes.

The consultation invited views by way of a questionnaire on:

  • Our guiding principles: which is the way the Plan would guide how everyone would work together,
  • Our ambitions: being the long-term goals or aspirations, and
  • Our priorities: of which there are seven each outlining key areas and issues to focus on and address within the community over the period of the plan (2025 to 2030).

You said

The One West Northamptonshire Plan consultation received a total of 222 responses; the majority were via an online consultation. The following is a summary of the responses:

Thoughts on the Plans Guiding Principles

  • Agree: 78%, 
  • Disagree: 10%, 
  • Neutral: 12%, 
  • Unsure: 1%. 

There were 76 comments or further ideas on the guiding principles.

Thoughts on the plan’s ambitions

  • Agree: 61%, 
  • Disagree: 6%, 
  • Neutral: 9%, 
  • Unsure: 24%. 

There were 79 comments or further ideas on the ambitions.

Priorities

  1. Thoughts on Priority 1: Productive, Inclusive and Enterprising were that 72% agree, 14% disagree, 14% were neutral and 1% were unsure.

There were 75 comments or ideas received to improve this priority.

  1. Thoughts on Priority 2: Accessible and Connected were 74% agree, 14% disagree, 10% neutral and 3% were unsure.

There were 93 comments or ideas received to improve this priority.

  1. Thoughts on Priority 3: Thriving Towns and Neighbourhoods were that 72% agree, 10% disagree, 16% neutral and 2% were unsure.

There were 73 comments or ideas received to improve this priority.

  1. Thoughts on Priority 4: More and Better Quality Homes were that 71% agree, 17% disagree, 12% neutral.

There were 84 comments or ideas received to improve this priority.

  1. Thoughts on Priority 5: Best Place to Grow up were that 74% agree, 15% disagree, 10% neutral and 1% unsure.

There were 60 comments or ideas received to improve this priority.

  1. Thoughts on Priority 6: Best Place to Live & Age Well were that 76% agree, 11% disagree, 11% neutral and 2% were unsure.

There were 54 comments or ideas received to improve this priority.

  1. Thoughts on Priority 7: An Efficient & Enabling Council were that 72% agree, 20% disagree and 8% were neutral.

There were 65 comments or ideas received to improve this priority.

General

A further 45 comments were received on the Plan and the order of the priorities.

We did

The Council considered all feedback from the consultation which has helped to shape the final version of the One West Northamptonshire Plan.

Feedback highlighted a range of recurring issues and emerging themes which have further shaped the final version of the Plan to ensure it reflects partner shared priorities. These include:

  • A clear desire that prosperity and economic growth should benefit everyone.
  • A desire for more community engagement and local investment, particularly in rural areas, for people to be more involved in shaping policies. 
  • A focus on reducing inequalities and ensuring equitable access to services and opportunities essential for a fair society.
  • prioritising environmental sustainability, responsible use of natural resources, and addressing climate change are recurring themes.
  • The importance of robust infrastructure, including roads, communications, power, healthcare, and education, to support economic growth and quality of life.

On the 4 March 2025 Council Cabinet considered the feedback and recommended approval at Council following a final review of the Plan from the Leader and Chief Executive:

On the 13 March the final One West Northamptonshire Plan 2025-2030 was presented to Full Council where its adoption as a key strategic plan for West Northants was agreed.

 

Overview

We would like your thoughts on shaping the One West Northamptonshire Plan.

View the draft One West Northamptonshire Plan.

Work is currently under way on creating the One West Northamptonshire Plan which is a shared vision for how organisations can work together over the next five years to make a real difference to people’s lives. 

The aim of the Plan is to develop West Northamptonshire into the ‘beating heart of England’ by 2030, where communities flourish and businesses prosper.

The One West Northamptonshire Plan sets out how organisations, businesses, and communities will work together to improve outcomes and make our area thrive by 2030.

The Draft Plans focus - Ambitions for West Northamptonshire

The Draft Plan focuses on the following clear ambitions for West Northamptonshire: 

A Thriving Place:  

  • With a thriving economy, 
  • With a skilled workforce, 
  • With a great environment to live in, 
  • That has Great connectivity, 
  • With more and better quality homes. 

Thriving People: 

  • In a great place to raise a family, 
  • Where children get the best start, 
  • Where you can age well, 
  • Where residents feel safe. 

Why is it important?

The One West Northamptonshire Plan is all about working together and builds on the partnership working that's already taking place between organisations, communities and businesses to improve our area.  

That’s why it’s important that everyone has the opportunity to give their views on the draft Plan, its ambitions and what they think should be the priorities for organisations working together to improve West Northamptonshire over the next five years. 

How to share your views:

You can view the draft One West Northamptonshire Plan now, or each section of this consultation will direct you to the relevant part of the plan.

You can give us your views by accessing the 'Give us your views' link below. Alternatively, you can send your comments in by email or post.

Email address: oneplan@westnorthants.gov.uk

Postal address:

  • One West Northamptonshire Consultation
  • West Northamptonshire Council
  • The Guildhall 
  • St Giles' Street
  • Northampton
  • NN1 1DE

You do not have to answer all the questions or give us your feedback on every section. It is split into sections so that people can give their views on what they want too.

You can also hold your own group discussion, using the resources in the related information section.

More information: If you are feeding back on behalf of a group

If you are holding a group discussion to provide your joint feedback you can submit your response either by completing the Group Facilitator online consultation, or by downloading a Group Facilitator form to print and return. Any printed forms will need to be scanned and emailed or posted back to the council using the address details above before the closing date.

If you have any queries, comments or would like a copy of this questionnaire in another format you can contact us by email or post using the detail above.

The deadline for completing this questionnaire is midnight Thursday 20th February 2025.

Your feedback will be part of a report with other people’s feedback, so you will not be personally identified.

For information about how your responses are managed please view the Consultation and Engagement Privacy Notice.

Thank you for helping us by completing this consultation.

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