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2026/0851/TCA - Works to Trees (Conservation Area) Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Walnut. To be pollarded back to previous pollard collars. T2 Apple. To be pollarded back to previous pollard points. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Feb 2026
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Validated
3 Mar 2026
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Approved
13 Apr 2026

Approved on 13 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Plan - Location Plan Document · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF Officers Report Document · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Acknowledgement Document · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF File Correspondence (email) Document · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos Document · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos Document · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos Document · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Miscellaneous Document(s) Document · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Great Houghton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Public bridleway about 19 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Great Houghton (West Northamptonshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 6

Last sold for £490,000 in May 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

24 May 2024£490,000
31 October 2014£299,950
16 April 2009£270,000
5 September 2005£295,000
4 May 2001£169,995
31 July 1997£90,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area117 m² (1,259 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2024, 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
NN4 7AW
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Cogenhoe and The Houghtons Ward
Parish
Great Houghton Parish Council
Target decision
14 Apr 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
13 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
647decided in the last year

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
28 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Re-Pollard of 1 x Walnut Tree and 1 x Apple Tree Prune of 1 x Staghorn Sumac Tree
2024/3829/TCA
2023 Approved
T1 Apple - Re-pollard to previous points T2 Maple - Re-pollard to previous points
WNN/2023/0209
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Land Parcel Rear Of 43 Willow Lane Northampton NN4 7AW
1.5 storey 3-bedroom dwelling, detached garage and new access
2024/5791/FULL
2024 Approved
Derwent 19 Willow Lane Northampton NN4 7AW
Works to 1x Tulip tree in the conservation area
2024/0137/TCA
2024 Approved
24 Willow Lane Northampton NN4 7AW
Works to 1x Walnut and 1x Silver Birch tree in the conservation area
2024/0138/TCA
2022 Approved
32 Willow Lane, Northampton, NN4 7AW
T1 Fraxinus/Ash - Fell 4no stems to clear building/old coppice T2 Fraxinus/Ash - Fell T3…
WNN/2022/0901
2021 Approved
Derwent 19 Willow Lane Northampton Northamptonshire NN4 7AW
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and construction of new single storey…
WNN/2021/0072
2020 Approved
Orchard House, 12 Willow Lane, Northampton, NN4 7AW
TPO 040 G3 - 8no Silver Birches (on side/front boundary) - Reduce by 20% and crown clean…
N/2020/1520
2019 Approved
24 Willow Lane, Northampton, NN4 7AW
Conversion of existing garage, single storey rear extension, new dormer window to master…
N/2019/0236
2018 Approved
Willow Barn, 8 Willow Lane, Northampton, NN4 7AW
2no Yew - 30% reduction all round to make more compact
N/2018/1610
2018 Approved
20 Willow Lane, Northampton, NN4 7AW
Single storey rear extension and loft conversion
N/2018/0440
2016 Refused
Hill Cottage, 2 Willow Lane, Northampton, NN4 7AW
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of two storey extension; removal existin…
N/2016/1026
2016 Refused
Hill Cottage, 2 Willow Lane, Northampton, NN4 7AW
Listed building consent application for demolition of existing conservatory and erection…
N/2016/1025
West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#280 of 296 councils
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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%).

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West Northamptonshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #123 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #144 of 296
18%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #295 of 296
79%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #295 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
170 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
24 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
207 decided
1,832
Total decisions
179 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.