North Northamptonshire Local Plan

Evidence base

Housing and Economic Needs Assessment for North Northamptonshire

To support the preparation of the North Northamptonshire Strategic Plan we commissioned consultants Iceni to prepare a Housing and Economic Needs Assessment (HENA) for North Northamptonshire. The HENA assesses future development needs for housing (both market and affordable) and employment across North Northamptonshire over the period 2021 to 2041.

The HENA is a technical evidence base document which will be used to inform the policies which will be set out in the North Northamptonshire Strategic Plan. It is not a policy document in itself. Copies of the HENA are available on request by contacting [email protected].

Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits Special Protection Area 

North Northamptonshire jointly with West Northamptonshire Council and Bedford Borough Council commissioned consultants Wild Frontier Ecology and Footprint Ecology to provide studies to inform evidence to support the Habitats Regulation Assessments (HRA) of the Local Plans for North Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire and Bedford Borough Council

The project consisted of 2 surveys:

1. Visitor Access Survey - undertaken by Footprint Ecology
2. Bird Disturbance Survey (Wild Frontier Ecology) for the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits Special Protection Area (UNVGP SPA) in Northamptonshire between Northampton and Thrapston

Copies of the surveys are available on the West Northamptonshire council website under the evidence base heading.

Last updated 05 February 2024