Desborough Developments Working Party DDWP

02/09/2026

Thanks to the Northants Telegraph for sharing the details of our launch event of the Community Steering Group for the Neighourhood Plan - we want to encourage as many people as possible from Desborought to join us on Saturday 19th September at 2pm (Heritage Centre) and hopefully get involved.

New community steering group launches to drive Desborough neighbourhood plan

02/09/2026

Draft minutes of the DDWP meeting held on 26 August 2026.

27/08/2026

LOWER STREET JUNCTION.

The latest update from the developer whose contractor was supposed to finish the work this week -

"We have had some delays to the initial programme. Unfortunately, the contractor did not book the road space as initially advised. We are in talks with a secondary contractor to try and expedite this and when we have a further update, we will let you know."

05/08/2026

The DDWP are pleased to announce the creation of the Desborough Neighbourhood Plan Community Steering Group (CSG) following agreement with Desborough Town Council 🗺️✨

What is the CSG?
The CSG will be a newly established community-led group formed to drive forward the Desborough Neighbourhood Plan (DNP). This group has been given full delegated authority by the Town Council to guide and deliver the draft plan up for its final submission to the Council, before they review and submit this to the North Northamptonshire Council Local Planning Authority (NNC LPA).

How is the Group Structured?
To ensure the plan truly represents our town, the group is designed with community leadership at its heart: 👥
Community Led: Up to 9 independent local community members / DDWP members (minimum of 5).
🏛️ Council Support: Up to 2 Desborough Town Councillors. ⭐ Resident Leadership: Both the Chair and Deputy Chair will be chosen directly by the group members from among the community representatives

What Happens Next? To set up the CSG we are planning a community launch event for September where we will share more about the group and the Neighbourhood Plan process. We will invite local residents to join the CSG and provide input and feedback throughout the creation of the DNP. The Steering Group will then meet monthly to manage the draft plan, report progress back to the Town Council, and ensure the local community’s voice shapes the future development and vision for Desborough.

Stay tuned to our page for further updates, progress reports, and opportunities to get involved! 👇

31/07/2026

Mminutes of the DDWP meeting held on 22 July 2026.

20/07/2026

Important update: Last week the DDWP was active in engaging with local councils in support of two distinct proposals for the town - we will be discussing these at our meeting on Weds 22nd July and there will be more wider communication and information to follow:

1) At our request, the DDWP has agreed with Desborough Town Council (DTC) to take on the organisation and creation of the draft Neighbourhood Plan for Desborough in order to help move this important and much discussed work forward at pace - the DDWP will create a Community Steering Group (CSG) this autumn and is asking for support from local residents to develop the Plan before it is presented back to DTC for final submission;

2) The DDWP has created and shared a proposal for the Desborough Development Routing Enforcement Scheme (DDRES) to help manage and mitigate the impact of future planned and proposed developments in the town. We have had support from Desborough Town Council, Rothwell Town Council and Rushton Parish Council and will be engaging with North Northants Council Officers, Planners and potential developers to develop the DDRES scheme for future developments in the town.

Our next DDWP meeting is this Wednesday 22nd July at 7.30pm at the Services Club, Desborough - we will be discussing these and other matters and would welcome the local community to attend. Further updates on the CSG and DDRES activities will be shared more widely with residents in the coming weeks and months.

12/07/2026

The DDWP has a busy week ahead - we will be sharing updates at meetings with Desborough Town Council Neighbourhood Plan Group (Tuesday); Rothwell Town Council (Tuesday); Rushton Parish Council (Wednesday); and Desborough Town Council Meeting (Thursday).

We will share more details after the meetings - it's also a busy time for applications by developers so our team are working through the details and our thoughts/comments on behalf of the community.

06/07/2026

Further to our previous post on 20th February, Gladman Developments has submitted an Outline Planning Application for 280 homes, including affordable housing, with public open space, landscaping, and a sustainable urban drainage system. This would have access from the north-east side of Braybrooke Road, Desborough adjoining the current town boundary.

Full details are available on the NNC planning website under reference 26/01827/OUT and the application is currently open for neighbour comments..

https://publicaccess.northnorthants.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=THHIUIIUN2900

05/07/2026

Further to our previous post on 9th March, Avison Young acting on behalf of Ashberry Strategic Land has submitted an Outline Planning Application for the development of land to be accessed from Harborough Road. The proposal is a scheme of up to 250 new homes, 30% of which will be affordable on a site of approximately 12 hectares which lies on the north-western edge of Desborough next to the Saxon Park development being constructed by Bloor Homes.
Full details are available on the NNC planning website under reference 26/01200/OUT. Neighbour comments may be made until Friday, 10 July.

https://publicaccess.northnorthants.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=TED7Y6IUKQF00