The admission comes after a critical review about West Northamptonshire Council's planning service.
West Northamptonshire Council replaced Northamptonshire County Council after it was dissolved in 2021
Northamptonshire Council's leader Jonathan Nunn said some staff left its planning services before it was formally established in April 2021.A review found WNC's planning service did not have a clear picture of contributions which developers had been asked to make to help communities.said the peer review also found the planning service's performance was "not strong", was deteriorating and that a backlog of undetermined applications was rising.
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