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26/02244/TPO - Tree - Application for Works to TPO Approved

Proposal

T1 Willow; Reduce collapsed stem to a height of approximately 1.2 metres to prevent risk of falling. Carry out Phase 1 and Phase 2 Bat Scoping Survey to check for Potential Roost Features. If all clear, pollard tree, removing all upper branch growth, back to viable growth points at a height of approximately 12.0 metres (adjacent to tear out). T2 Elder; Carry out Phase 1 and Phase 2 Bat Scoping Survey to check for Potential Roost Features. If all clear, coppice to a height of 1.5 metres. Pollard adjacent Hawthorn. T3 Willow; Remove deadwood over footpath only. T4 Ash; Carry out Phase 1 and Phase 2 Bat Scoping Survey to check for Potential Roost Features. If all clear, reduce laterally by 5.0 metres over site and remove large deadwood. All works as discussed during a site meeting with Felicity Webber on 04/06/2026. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Validated
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 192 m away: Manorial earthworks; Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1783 m away: Green Hill Solar Farm.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Application type
Tree - Application for Works to TPO
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Irchester
Parish
Wollaston CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted/Approved
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Officer Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wilby Tree Surgeons Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 13 days slower than North Northamptonshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
262decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by North Northamptonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Northamptonshire decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15149768
Planning Portal ref
PP-15149768
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.3/10
Poor
#285 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Northamptonshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #279 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

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for householder decisions
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North Northamptonshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #157 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #220 of 296
35%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #279 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #277 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
100 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
75 decided
1,096
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026