Brackley set to take 1,650 more new homes

Brackley set to take 1,650 more new homes

The figures are in the new draft Local Plan for West Northamptonshire by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter Thousands of new homes have been proposed to be built across West Northamptonshire’s towns and villages, as the council has revealed details of the latest draft of its Local Plan. From Brackley to Long Buckby, major changes to the makeup of the county’s residential and employment footprint have been proposed to meet the government’s n…

‘It bears all the scars of bad regeneration’

By Sarah Ward Northampton is set to see the bulk of the house building over the next two decades.More than 45,000 new homes and a ten-story landmark building are among the proposals detailed in the new masterplan document for the Western half of Northamptonshire. After years of drafting and a reset in 2024 - when the then fledgling Labour government raised the numbers of homes it required to be built in the area by 20 per cent - the draft local …