At our AGM, held on Monday 13th November 2023, it was agreed that the Working Party had achieved as much as possible with the opening of the link road. We have therefore wound up the group.
It was the Rothwell North Working Party that negotiated with Persimmon about getting the road opened earlier than was initially planned when planning permission was granted. It was initially planned to open after 350 houses were sold. We negotiated to reduce this to 150. It was also the Working Party that negotiated the routing of construction vehicles and its monitoring with Automated Number Plate Recognition. We feel these actions considerably reduced the amount of traffic disruption in Rothwell. It also resulted in Persimmon giving Rothwell and Desborough Town Councils a considerable payment from fines for construction traffic violations. This money was to be distributed to local charities.
We feel our efforts were worthwhile. They show that it is possible to improve the outcome for local communities during major developments if reasonable but persistent communication with construction companies is carried out by local, interested parties.
