Decision details

Motion 1 – Green Spaces

This Council believes that every North Northants resident should have access to green spaces and recognises the importance of public access to these spaces for community well-being. This Council strives to achieve and advocate for "everyone to have access to green space or water within a 15-minute walk from their home as set out in the National Environmental Improvement Plan. This Council further acknowledges the benefits of green spaces for physical and mental health.

This Council resolves:

1.    To ensure all North Northants residents have easy access to quality green spaces;

2.    That it will take steps to protect and enhance our green infrastructure;

3.    To explore integration of access to green spaces as part of the development of the Urban Green Space Strategy; and

4.    That the relevant Executive Advisory Panel is made aware of the opportunity to apply to be a new national forest, and consider if this aligns with our strategy for green spaces.

Motion 2 - Fostering

This Council welcomes the improvements achieved by Northamptonshire Children’s Trust Fostering Agency to being rated as “Good” following Ofsted’s January 2024 inspection.

As corporate parents it is reassuring that our friends and colleagues at the Trust are succeeding in protecting and enriching the lives of children and recognising the amazing role of Foster carers.

This Council calls on the Leader of the Council to write to the Chief Executive of the Northamptonshire Children’s Trust to reinforce the Councils commitment to supporting it in continuing to move forward positively.