Ducklings Pre-school 18 Welford Road Creaton NN6 8NH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
To fell 1x Willow in a conservation area Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 5
Checked on 14 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Application type
- Works to Trees (Conservation Area)
- Postcode
- NN6 8NH
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 17 Nov 2025
- Parish
- Creaton
- Target decision
- 29 Dec 2025
- Decision
- No Objections
- Decision date
- 7 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
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How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, 9 days slower than West Northamptonshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by West Northamptonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Northamptonshire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 13 Dec 2025
Historical activity at this location
15 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
West Northamptonshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #295 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 79% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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