Kingsthorpe FOCUS

Northampton Borough Council has tonight objected to plans to build 1,250 homes at Buckton Fields, next to Whitehills and Spring Park in Kingsthorpe. The planning application will be decided by Daventry District Council, but Northampton Borough Council has objected on grounds of the traffic impact in Kingsthorpe. Andrew Simpson, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Northampton North had written in with his objection, and local councillors for Boughton Green, Trini Crake and John Yates have added their support to the objections.

If the Government insists, we cannot stop new development on green fields around Northampton, but we should not accept development without the roads and local facilities neccessary to protect the quality of life of existing residents.