Other News StoriesMulti million pound PFI upgrade for streetlights in Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire''''s streets are to benefit from £145.8 million in Private Finance Initiative investment, Transport Minister Rosie Winterton announced today. Make Your Heritage Work for You’ – The historic environment summit for Northamptonshire This event will highlight forthcoming changes to the system of heritage protection, and EMDA’s investment framework for heritage. Action planning sessions will help you and a wide cross-section of local partners make the most of the new opportunities for your area’s heritage. Monday 13th October at the Guildhall, Northampton, 9.30 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. BCC: Recession is now a more serious threat than higher inflation Following today''''s decision by the Bank of England to hold interest rates at 5%, David Kern, Economic Adviser to the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "The MPC''''s decision today was expected almost unanimously and British business is not surprised. We understand the MPC''''s desire to maintain credibility in the face of an expected upturn in inflation. Celebrating Success through Innovation The Northamptonshire Business Opinion Panel (NBOP) is currently celebrating its second year. Have your say on waste proposals A further consultation is to be launched by Northamptonshire County Council into locations in the county which could be used for waste-related purposes in the future. PRT scheme on track with people panel Security, enviornmental benefits and practicality were among the issues raised at the first meeting of the advisory panel on the Daventry’s proposed Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) project. Public get their say on Grange Park design codes Proposals for development at Saxon Way in Grange Park continue with the commencement of consultation on a of design codes to inform the shape and appearance of new homes planned for the site. A final decision on the recent outline planning application is still awaited after the WNDC planning committee approved in principle the development subject to further work on roads and drainage matters and no “call in” from the government Rushden Regeneration Project on track The development of the new leisure facilities for Rushden and the surrounding towns and villages is on track, as the tender process gets under way for a Design Team to bring forward the project St Peter’s Community Enterprise Centre in Raunds has opened its doors for the first time to the public thanks to funding and support from East Northamptonshire Council. Another major hurdle has been cleared in the effort to give Corby the station it needs and deserves. Network Rail has appointed Dean and Dyball to construct the new station and they are starting work today. Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment The Joint Planning Unit has begun preparation of a Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment or SHLAA for short. The purpose of the SHLAA is to provide up-to-date information on the future housing potential in West Northamptonshire, and to identify the land that is available (or likely to become available) for housing in the foreseeable future. The outcome of this assessment will inform the Local Development Framework. The 2011 Census project co-ordinates the future development of the 2011 Census. |
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