Rothwell North Working Party End of 2020 Report

 Happy New Year from the Rothwell North Working Party. 

Rothwell North Working Party – end of 2020 report to the community and all stakeholders. 

Rothwell North Working Party (RNWP) was established in 2017 to be the “eyes and ears” of the communities of Rothwell, Desborough, and the surrounding villages as the plans to build 700 homes and relevant infrastructure to the north of Rothwell have evolved. RNWP have met monthly since that time to ensure that the interests of existing and future residents have been, and are, taken into consideration before and now during construction. 

Strong relationships have been built up with the developer, Persimmon Homes, along with other organisations and councils who have been regularly updated on progress with appropriate, timely two-way feedback given. 

Successes to date are the reduction from 350 homes being the trigger for the Strategic Link Road to be opened down to 150 homes or 3 years from commencement of development (February 2020). Through detailed lobbying an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system was installed at the time of the development commencing to ensure that HGV’s use the agreed traffic management route and not minor roads especially at peak times when students are going to and from Montsaye Academy and the other Rothwell schools. 

Without the #Linkroadfirst campaign and petition raised by RNWP it is unlikely that reductions in the numbers of HGV movements would have been achieved. RNWP’s “Truck Watch” campaign has publicised the importance of HGV’s using official routes and encouraged residents to let Persimmon know if residential roads are being used. 

RNWP is looking forward to continuing to build relationships with all the stakeholders as the development progresses from the first phase which is currently under construction through to completion. 

Whilst maintaining current activity, RNWP will continue to constructively engage with Persimmon Homes, Rothwell and Desborough Town Councils, Kettering Borough and Northamptonshire County Councils (then their replacement North Northamptonshire Council, from April 2021), Montsaye Academy, existing residents as well as the new residents moving in as the homes are completed. 

Areas of particular interest in the future will be the potential for a new access to Montsaye, getting the employment area commenced, the new primary school, commencing the affordable housing, the development of plans to build to the south of Desborough, improving air quality locally and the planned parking facilities for Rothwell Corinthians football club. 

The working party meetings are open to anyone with an interest in how this development is progressing. Currently meetings are held virtually using Zoom Video conferencing but will go back to meeting in person when Covid restrictions enable that. 

RNWP welcomes contributions from anyone interested in this significant expansion of Rothwell so that we can all enjoy being part of our growing community. 

From all the members of RNWP 

If you would like to contact RNWP you can email us on rothnwp@gmail.com 

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