The Reading Room 50 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3990/LBC - Listed Building Consent (Alteration) 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Install new red clay chimney pots, fit a bird/rain cowl to the new pots & install a flexible stainless-steel flue liner within the existing chimney. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Nov 2026 and 24 Nov 2026, from West Northamptonshire's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Documents 9

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Design & Access Statement Document · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Statement Document · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

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

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultee List Document · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Acknowledgement Document · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Acknowledgement Document · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos Document · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos Document · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Public footpath about 7 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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Conservation area about 6 m away: Wicken
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old School, Grade II, about 39 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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 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

Council
West Northamptonshire
Application type
Listed Building Consent (Alteration)
Postcode
MK19 6BT
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Deanshanger and Paulerspury Ward
Parish
Wicken
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 56 of the 56-day target. West Northamptonshire usually decides extensions by day 74.

Day 5618 days to the predicted decision (day 74)
28%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
712decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by West Northamptonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Northamptonshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
NT1 Common Hoptree (owned by 46 Cross Tree Road);Prune to create 0.5 metres clearance fro…
S/2019/2223/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
22 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT
Replace single glaze timber framed windows with double glazed upvc flush fit on the front…
2025/0976/FULL
2025 Approved
Wicken Manor 1 Church Lane Wicken MK19 6BU
Change of use of outbuilding to pilates studio (retrospective)
2025/0364/FULL
2025 Approved
Wicken Manor 1 Church Lane Wicken MK19 6BU
Removal of a non-native conifer
2025/0441/TCA
2024 Approved
Wicken Manor 1 Church Lane Wicken MK19 6BU
Erection of a greenhouse and demolition of a garden wall
2024/4833/FULL
2024 Approved
Wicken Manor 1 Church Lane Wicken MK19 6BU
Erection of a greenhouse and demolition of a garden wall
2024/4836/LBC
2024 Approved
5 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BX
Removal of front & rear thatched porches. Replace with timber frame porches with clay pla…
2024/3487/FULL
2024 Approved
The Old School 12 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT
Erection of a single garden gate to provide access from Cross Tree Road to the front door…
2024/0886/FULL
2024 Approved
The Old School 12 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT
Listed Building Consent Erection of a single garden gate to provide access from Cross Tre…
2024/0891/LBC
2023 Approved
22 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for sheperds hut.
2023/7724/LDP
2024 Approved
Cross Tree Cottage 9 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BX
Remove a number of Leyandii in the conservation area
2024/0116/TCA
2023 Approved
Swift Cottage 24 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT
Roofed Porch to side (Retrospective)
WNS/2023/0298/FUL
2022 Approved
Wicken Manor 1 Church Lane Wicken MK19 6BU
T1 - Sycamore - Reduce crown by 2m and lateral branches by 3.5m T4 - Willow - Reduce heig…
WNS/2022/2195/TCA
2022 Approved
The Forge 46 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT
T1 Lawsons Cypress & T2 Juniper; Causing damage to drive and kerb edge. Section fell to g…
WNS/2022/0247/TCA
2022 Approved
The Old School 12 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT
Listed Building Consent for the installation of a vent tile to provide egress point for b…
WNS/2022/0382/LBC
2021 Approved
St Johns Church Church Lane Wicken MK19 6BU
Works to Yew Trees x 7 lining the northernmost boundary of the churchyard. Thin out the b…
S/2021/0059/TCA
2021 Approved
5 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BX
Leylandii 1 - Felled - replaced with lower level shrubs, Leylandii 2 - Felled - no replac…
S/2021/0036/TCA
2020 Approved
St Johns Church Church Lane Wicken MK19 6BU
Replace the existing cobbled pedestrian path leading to the church porch, which is in a s…
S/2020/1096/FUL
2020 Approved
St Johns Church Church Lane Wicken MK19 6BU
Repair the stone plinth supporting the memorial by encasing the existing stone in a suita…
S/2020/1011/LBC
2019 Approved
Wicken Manor 1 Church Lane Wicken MK19 6BU
Oak framed and timber clad garage building with internal access staircase to storage above
S/2019/2351/FUL
2019 Approved
Wicken Manor 1 Church Lane Wicken MK19 6BU
4No Evergreen trees - Fell.
S/2019/2252/TCA
2016 Approved
Cross Tree Cottage 9 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BX
Listed building consent for a proposed conservation rooflight fitted in ceiling of kitche…
S/2016/0750/LBC
2016 Approved
Wicken Manor 1 Church Lane Wicken MK19 6BU
Replacement of internal doors
S/2016/0890/LBC
2016 Approved
Wicken Manor 1 Church Lane Wicken MK19 6BU
New 4 bay garage block, alteration to existing garages, re-routing of drive & new stone w…
S/2016/0236/FUL
2016 Approved
Cross Tree Cottage 9 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BX
T1 Lawson Cypress - Height : 10m -reduce by 3m. T2 Holly - Crown spread : 3m - crown redu…
S/2016/0244/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
Wicken Manor 1 Church Lane Wicken MK19 6BU
New 4 bay garage block, alteration to existing garages, re-routing of drive & new stone w…
S/2016/0237/LBC
West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#280 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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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