Warehouse huge shock to residents of an area of Corby
A mix up with North Northamptonshire council meant the wrong street was informed of the work
Last updated 8th Feb 2024
North Northamptonshire Council confirmed to us that a mix up in their planning consultation process for the proposed redevelopment of an industrial site on the Earlstrees Industrial Estate in Corby.
This resulted in letters about a planning application being sent to residents in Hubble Road, Corby instead of nearby Hooke Close, Corby.
The council say they understand the frustration caused to neighbouring residents of the development site and apologise for the error.
In a statement they said:
We have investigated the cause of the error, which occurred through the incorrect identification of one of two Weetabix factory sites that are both located on Earlstrees Road and have introduced additional workflow processes to minimise the risk of this happening again in the future.
The council say the decision to develop the site is still lawful despite this error. This is because a notice was placed at the site and a press advert was published - which fulfils the statutory part of the process. [Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.](http://hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hits/play/){:target=_blank}