Have your say on the draft Northampton Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan

Overview

A Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) sets out how we plan to make it safer and easier for people to walk, wheel, cycle or scoot locally, with a focus on the next ten years and beyond. This will help residents and visitors to think about making more journeys actively where they can.

West Northamptonshire Council has developed a series of LCWIPs for Brackley, Daventry, and Towcester which were approved in April 2025. We are now in the process of developing a LCWIP for Northampton.

Background

LCWIPs are the first step in identifying a pipeline of possible schemes, so that over time a complete walking and cycling network is delivered. The proposals are in an early stage of development and give examples of what can be delivered. A later step will decide if they are actually possible to be brought forward.

A Northampton LCWIP is a valuable tool to enhance active travel, improve public health, secure funding, and make new or improved routes where they are needed the most.

Key local stakeholders have been engaged in the development of the Northampton LCWIP, and we are now seeking wider views on the proposals, particularly the routes that have been identified.

Related documentation

The Northampton LCWIP is a large and complex document. To help people to respond the consultation, we have created a document summarising the key points and outlining key proposals. To accompany this, we have also produced a glossary document.

• Draft Northampton LCWIP summary document 
• Glossary document 

Detailed information is provided in the following technical report and appendices.

• Draft Northampton LCWIP – technical report 
• Appendix A – Plans
• Appendix B – Walking and Cycling Audit Tables
• Appendix C – Design recommendations booklet  
• Appendix D – Prioritisation 

How to provide your views

We want to hear the views of local businesses, residents, as well as other interested parties and stakeholders.

You can tell us your views by completing the following questionnaire. Take me to the survey

You do not have to answer all the questions. If you don’t want to answer a question, or don’t know the answer, then move on to the next question.

For further information, if you have difficulties accessing the consultation, or would like a copy of this questionnaire in another format please contact Esme Cushing, Principal Transport Planner at LocalTransportPlan@westnorthants.gov.uk

This consultation closes at midnight Sunday 5 October 2025.

For information about how consultation and engagement responses are managed, please see the consultation and engagement privacy notice.

What happens next?

We will review the feedback from the consultation and will use it finalise the document before it is taken to Cabinet to seek approval.

The next stage following approval at Cabinet, will be to undertake optioneering, engagement and feasibility design on each of the corridors to understand what is possible in a particular area. As part of developing schemes we will undertake further, stakeholder and public consultation.

Thank you for helping us by completing this consultation.