Governed by: West Northamptonshire Council

We’ve analysed local policy in Annex A, which is available online here.

Governed by: England’s Economic Heartland

After consultation during 2020, EEH have released their transport strategy “Connecting People, Transforming Journeys”. (Feb 2021). This is a bold and forward-looking document that has an ambitious target to meet net zero by 2040, while still enabling the regional economy to flourish.

What is EEH?

England’s Economic Heartland is a strategic collaborative partnership between 11 local transport authorities and four local enterprise partnerships. It provides strategic leadership in the long-term planning of the region’s strategic infrastructure and services, in order to realise the region’s economic potential in a way which improves accessibility and inclusivity, quality of life and the environment. England’s Economic Heartland is co-funded by its partners and the Department for Transport.

Daventry in the transport strategy

If you take one thing away from this document, it should be the importance of making sure that the transport needs of Daventry are well represented to EEH, and to keep a close eye on the direction that EEH’s policy and infrastructure proposals are developed.

Governed by: HM Government / Department for Transport

This statement is front and centre of the ministerial forward in the national transport decarbonisation strategy:

• Public transport and active travel will be the natural first choice for our daily activities.
• We will use our cars less and be able to rely on a convenient, cost-effective and coherent public transport network.