St Columbus Church Barn Corner Northampton NN4 0NF Data via plota.co.uk

2025/4574/TCA - Works to Trees (Conservation Area) Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Fir Tree - fell due to position as too close to the Church Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Nov 2025
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Approved
15 Dec 2025

Approved on 15 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Officers Report Document · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Acknowledgement Document · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Public footpath about 5 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.
Conservation area about 15 m away: Collingtree
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 ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1301 m away: Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Collingtree 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 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 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

Council
West Northamptonshire
Application type
Works to Trees (Conservation Area)
Postcode
NN4 0NF
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Hunsbury Ward
Parish
Collingtree Parish Council
Target decision
19 Dec 2025
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
15 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 4 days faster than West Northamptonshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. 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
6 Dec 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

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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
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