WNC’s draft Local Plan (2026)

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Parishioners will notice there has been little update about WNC’s draft Local Plan on our website since 2024. This is because when the Labour government came into power, WNC’s housing targets increased by 9,000 homes. This resulted in the Local Plan being re-drafted.

The updated draft Local Plan proposes the following for Boughton parish:-

  • 1,500 houses for North of Buckton Fields;
  • changes to the village confines;
  • a housing target of 42 houses for the village up to the period 2043; and
  • it introduces new policies about “green wedges”.

An eight week public consultation on the updated draft Local Plan will open on Thursday 29 January and run through to Saturday 28 March 2026.  Boughton Parish Council will actively post updates when available.

WNC is hosting a series of public engagement events where people can find out more and share their views:

  • 2 February – Moulton Community Centre, Moulton, NN3 7AX (1:30–4:30pm)
  • 6 February – The Forum, Towcester, NN12 6AF (12–5pm)
  • 10 February – Wootton Community Centre, Wootton, NN4 6ED (2–7:30pm)
  • 11 February – Middleton Cheney Village Hall, Middleton Cheney, OX17 2LT (12–4:30pm)
  • 12 February – Mercure Hotel, Daventry, NN11 0SG (3–6:30pm)
  • 19 February – Grosvenor Centre, Northampton, NN1 2EW (12:30–4:30pm)
  • 4 March – Long Buckby Community Centre, Long Buckby, NN6 7QB (3–7:30pm)
  • 11 March – Brackley Town Hall, Brackley, NN13 7AB (12:30–6pm)