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5.3 The Spatial Vision

The Emergent Strategy Vision for West Northamptonshire

Vision for West Northamptonshire

"West Northamptonshire in 2026 is an outstanding UK location of choice for diverse employment opportunities, with high academic and vocational educational attainment, high quality affordable housing and a superb quality of life.  It blends the best of modern cultural urban living, enhanced by a network of green spaces together with high quality parks and gardens, with beautiful tranquil villages and rolling landscapes.  Its proximity to London, and connections to other parts of the UK and beyond are a great strength and it is a national example of low environmental impact development in response to climate change.

Growth focused on and joined to the main urban areas has fostered a successful economy and expanding diverse and sustainable communities, supported by good social and integrated transport facilities and infrastructure.

Change is embraced.  Northampton has a reputation as a great riverside City providing the focus and heart for its surrounding network of neighbourhood communities; well integrated and linked with its reinvigorated sister towns of Daventry, Towcester and Brackley.  The four provide the urban centres to a wider, attractive rural scene.

Northampton City is repositioned as the key economic driver at the cultural heart of the sub region fulfilling its role as the leading retail, entertainment, employment, health and learning centre based upon a thriving mixed economy including the services it offers relative to neighbours and proud of its theatres, museums and professional sports teams.  All communities have good access to many opportunities.

Daventry is an invigorated historic market town with jobs at the cutting edge of environmental technologies and sustainable building methods, offering attractive retail and leisure opportunities and a sound commercial core.

Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) is an internationally significant centre for strategic distribution; it is exemplary in the field of sustainable logistics.  It is well connected by public and sustainable transport back to the workforce of West Northamptonshire. 

Towcester is a successful, integrated and historic market town that serves the needs of its rural catchment area with a diverse economy, centred on a high technology business sector, and a vital town centre that supports the needs of its population and its rural hinterland. It has a full complement of community and cultural facilities.

Silverstone Circuit is at the pinnacle of international motor sport venues, fostering high technology motor sport business at the forefront of technology and has a state of the art educational campus.

Brackley is a vibrant, distinctive historic market town that is the major service provider for the residents of the town and surrounding countryside.  It provides knowledge based, research and high technology based jobs and leisure facilities as well as an invigorated town centre offering a range of retail opportunities.

All our towns have vital and vibrant centres, complementing their built heritage, with attractive retail facilities, a high standard of public realm, public transport priority and provide real alternatives to other surrounding towns.  Their green networks are exemplary."

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Plan Objectives

5.3.1 In order to deliver the vision of the plan the objectives below have been identified.  They have been developed through consultation and will provide specific direction to the policies of the plan.

Objective 1

5.3.2 To deliver the planned growth in West Northamptonshire as required through the East Midlands Regional Plan and the Milton Keynes and South Midlands Sub Regional Strategy, through the provision of managed growth and necessary infrastructure principally focused on Northampton, but also Daventry, Towcester and Brackley.

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Objective 2

5.3.3 To exploit West Northamptonshire's position internationally for economic advantage by facilitating significant employment growth and opportunities for knowledge based industries and environmental technologies. 

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Objective 3

5.3.4 To support existing and new communities through the provision of education, health, community, leisure, cultural and social facilities, linking new and existing communities physically and socially.

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Objective 4

5.3.5 To direct retail development to the most appropriate locations that support regeneration of the town centres.

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Objective 5

5.3.6 To complete, enhance and safeguard the connections in the existing strategic Green Infrastructure Network, extending these into new urban extensions and creating connections between neighbourhoods.

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Objective 6

5.3.7 To encourage key rural communities to become more sustainable places to live and work.

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Objective 7

5.3.8 To ensure future development is based upon sustainable development principles.

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Objective 8

5.3.9 To protect and enhance the built and cultural assets of West Northamptonshire, the character of its towns and settlements and foster the development of West Northamptonshire as a destination for heritage and cultural tourism.

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Objective 9

5.3.10 To contribute towards raising educational achievement and the skills base of our communities through supporting schools, colleges and the University in their provision and development.

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Objective 10

5.3.11 To protect the environment by minimising the risk of flooding and the effects of climate change and facilitating improvements in air quality.

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Objective 11

5.3.12 To involve the community in the decisions about the future planning of West Northamptonshire so they can influence and shape such decisions.

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Objective 12

5.3.13 To provide quality housing to meet current and future needs of all sectors of our communities.

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Objective 13

5.3.14 To foster the regeneration of Northampton to enable it to fulfil a greater role within West Northampton and the Region.

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Objective 14

5.3.15 To foster the regeneration of Daventry, Towcester and Brackley.

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Objective 15

5.3.16 To enable and support the delivery of co-ordinated transport improvements with an emphasis on non-car modes; improving connections within and around West Northamptonshire including links to the wider network.

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Objective 16

5.3.17 To achieve high quality design that takes account of character and local distinctiveness, enables access and promotes community safety.

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Objective 17

5.3.18 To provide a mechanism for the delivery of infrastructure (including health, education, transport, community, leisure and recreational facilities) in tandem with development.

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