Barby and Onley Parish Council

29/05/2026

BARBY & ONLEY PARISH COUNCIL NOTICE

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Planning Application – 2023/5783/MAF (revised), by Cadman Sporting, Barby Lane, Barby

This application is decided upon by West Northants Council (WNC) but the Parish Council are a consultee. The current application does not propose any change to the existing consented shooting operations. Instead, it seeks planning permission solely for the creation of additional earth bunds and associated landscaping. The material to build the bunds will comprise of ‘arisings from construction sites in the Rugby and Daventry area’. The NEW proposed construction vehicle access route being from the A428, near Houlton (behind Tesco Warehouse at DIRFT) and down Nortoft Lane to a new access site access in Nortoft Lane,

https://wnc.planning-register.co.uk/Planning/Display/2023/5783/MAF

Following public feedback, the Parish Council understand that the community are overwhelmingly against the plans therefore we resolved to OBJECT to the application on the following two main grounds -

1 IMPACT ON OUR HIGHWAY NETWORK The single track, badly maintained Nortoft Lane cannot sustain the 53,000 32-tonne HGV movements proposed over the two years that will be required to build these bunds, with up to 260 HGV movements per day. The Developer has not evidenced that the two railway bridges on Nortoft Lane have the structural or load capacity to accommodate the construction vehicle weight. Nortoft Lane would be destroyed by this development, creating additional strain on the rest of the already failing & poorly maintained highway network in and out of Barby

2 IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT ON PREVAILING CHARACTER IN THE AREA. The development land is within the Rainsbrook Valley in an area officially classified as ‘Broad unwooded Vale’ which is generally flat and open character, with wide panoramas across an expansive landscape - the building of 1.13 miles of additional bunds which are over 26 foot high does not respect the distinctive landscape character of the area and is contrary to policy ENV 8 of our Neighbourhood Plan.
The bunds will be an ‘unacceptable visual intrusion’ upon our landscape

As the development will have a profound effect on our Community we would encourage everyone to comment on this planning application, whether you object or are in support, by following the below link by the 9th June 2026 (the Parish Council obtained an extension on this application):

https://wnc.planning-register.co.uk/Planning/Comment/2023/5783/MAF

Even if you have commented before, do please submit a new comment about the proposed new route etc

Alternatively email or write – quoting planning reference 2023/5783/MAF with your name & address to
[email protected] OR write to Planning Dept, West Northants Council, One Angel Square, Angel Street, Northampton NN1 1ED

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18/05/2026

The Parish Council wholeheartedly supports Barby Cricket Club and all the work that they carry out with children and young people, especially on a Friday evening.

It would be appreciated if parents bringing children to the Club on a Friday evening ensure that they do not block pavements or entrances when they park.

06/05/2026

West Northants Council has published revised documentation regarding planning application 2023/5783/MAF (Proposed demolition of existing agricultural building, creation of additional earth bunds and associated green infrastructure, widening of existing access onto Nortoft Lane) at Cadman Sporting Club, Barby Lane, Barby.

You can view the application by entering the planning application reference number on the below website
https://wnc.planning-register.co.uk/

It is West Northants Council (WNC) that makes the decision on this and all planning applications.

Everyone can send any comments they have on this application to WNC.

WNC have also asked the Parish Council for their comments on the application.

The Parish Council's response to the application will be determined at our next Parish Council meeting which is being held at 7.30pm on Monday 11th May 2026 in Barby Village Hall.

The meeting is open to the public and near the beginning of the meeting we welcome and listen to comments from the public.

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23/04/2026

In recognition of it being St George's Day today, the St George flag is being flown from the flagpole in Barby.

20/04/2026

SAFETY NOTICE - Barby Park

Please do not use or let your children use the roundabout at Barby Park until further notice. Notices have been placed on the equipment to ensure everyone's safety while a replacement part is sourced by the Parish Council.

Thank you

26/03/2026

Notification of Upcoming Works - Barby Lane - Tuesday 7th April – Friday 10th April, 9-3pm

There will be a road closure with a diversion in place

More information can be found here

19/03/2026

Are you passionate about your community?
Do you want to help make a long-lasting change?
Do you want to be involved in shaping the future of our Parish?
Do you have concerns about a specific issue and want to do something about it?

If this is you, then we need you.

We need people from all backgrounds and experiences to put themselves forward for co-option to the Parish Council.
No experience is necessary, training will be given

The work of a councillor can be extremely rewarding.

If you would like further information or to apply please contact our Clerk at [email protected] or by telephone on 07864 579068

17/03/2026

Message from Barby & Onley Parish Council

If you do not want to see at least 58 new homes being built around Barby over the next 15 years and you would like to see greater protection being given to the Rainsbrook Valley to prevent our surrounding Countryside from being developed, please respond to West Northamptonshire Council’s Local Plan consultation https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/local-plan

You will need to complete the form and email it, by 27th March, to [email protected]

To download the form go to https://cms.westnorthants.gov.uk/media/28146/download

You may also like to mention that you would like to see Barby Lane, the main arterial route, in and out of Barby, being refurbished as a matter or urgency.

Residents may wish to include some of the following points in their objection -

Object to Policy R2 – 58 new Homes to be built in Barby as part of the Rural Housing Allocation
• The allocation would need to be built outside the village boundary, destroying some of the countryside that surrounds the village. This is contrary to the Spatial Policy S1 ‘to protect the distinctive character & quality of rural settlements’
• The number of 58 new homes in Barby comes from a nonsensical calculation which unfairly includes a % of all the houses in Onley as well as Barby and surrounding areas.
• Barby should not be given an additional housing allocation by West Northants Council as there is already a housing allocation within our own Neighbourhood Plan (NDP) which was only made last year. This NDP housing allocation is currently going through planning application.
• There are numerous alternative brownfield & urban sites available within West Northamptonshire for building new homes rather than ruining the character and setting of Barby.
• It is undemocratic that residents had not been consulted previously on this imposed housing allocation.

Greater Protection for the Rainsbrook Valley needs to be included in West Northants Local Plan

• Rugby Borough Council are proposing to provide protection to most of the Warwickshire section of the Rainsbrook Valley within their Local Plan (in their policy EN3).
• West Northants Council should provide the same protection for the part of the Valley that falls within Northamptonshire.
• West Northants landscape policy BN5 is not sufficient in providing adequate protection for the Valley and as, like Rugby have done, West Northants should include a dedicated policy to categorise the Rainsbrook Valley as a Landscape of Elevated Sensitivity
• Rugby’s landscape report (undertaken by a Company called Node) concluded that the Valley ‘should be understood and evaluated as a coherent landscape system’. Hence there should be a common understanding and designation of the Valley as a ‘Landscape of Elevated Sensitivity’ in its’ entirety irrespective of County boundary

The complete refurbishment of Barby Lane, Barby needs to be included in Section 14.6 as part of West Northants ‘Future Transport Solutions’ with their Local Plan

• Barby Lane, the main northern arterial road in and out of Barby, is totally unfit for purpose and needs to be totally refurbished.
• The road was originally designed to handle only very light residential traffic and not the capacity of traffic that has been using it now for many years

19/02/2026

The Parish Council would like to remind dog owners that any public litter bin can be used to dispose of bagged dog fouling. Thank you to all those that pick up after their dogs

13/02/2026

West Northants Council (WNC) are seeking the views of residents in shaping the Local Plan for West Northamptonshire.

The Local Plan is a key document setting out the future of development across West Northamptonshire up to 2043. It sets out how land will be used for housing, employment, green spaces, and infrastructure.

Details of the draft plan & how to comment upon it can be found at
https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/local-plan

The draft plan includes a ‘Rural Housing Requirement’ and for Barby there is an additional requirement for a minimum of 58 houses being provided up to the end of the plan in 2043. If this happens it will inevitably extend the village into the surrounding Countryside. The Parish Council will be objecting to this allocation as it is not clear how this figure has been determined nor does it take our own Neighbourhood development plan into account.

Rugby Council are proposing to designate the Warwickshire section of the Rainsbrook Valley as a ‘landscape of elevated sensitivity’ which will help protect the beauty of the area from development. Your Parish Council are asking WNC to include, within their new local plan, the same protection to the Northamptonshire section of the Rainsbrook Valley.

The Parish Council encourages all residents to take part in WNC’s consultation over its’ local plan which runs until 27th March 2026.
This is everyone’s opportunity to have their say on whether or not they would like to see more houses being built in Barby and to press for changes regarding the status of the Rainsbrook Valley.

Barby & Onley Parish Council

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