Collingtree Park Golf Club House Windingbrook Lane Northampton NN4 0XN Data via plota.co.uk

2025/4819/TPO - Works to Trees (Preservation Order) Approved

Proposal

T1 – Common Beech Crown reduce by 30%. Remove deadwood - less than 25 mm. Remove deadwood - greater than 25 mm. Sever ivy at base, T2 – European Larch - Remove deadwood - less than 25 mm. Remove deadwood - greater than 25 mm. Fell tree, T3 – Oak - Remove deadwood - less than 25 mm. Remove deadwood - greater than 25 mm, T4 – Wellingtonia– Crown lift to 3 m for pedestrian clearance. Remove deadwood - less than 25 mm. Remove deadwood - greater than 25 mm. Sever ivy at base. Crown reduce by 20%. Remove grass, de-compact soils and add mulch and biochar to soils, T5 – Wellingtonia – Crown lift to 3 m for pedestrian clearance. Remove deadwood - less than 25 mm. Remove deadwood - greater than 25 mm. Crown reduce by 20%. Remove grass, de-compact soils and add mulch and biochar to soils. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Nov 2025
✓
Approved
7 Jan 2026

Approved on 7 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Nene Valley; National infrastructure project about 1582 m away: Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange; 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

Application type
Works to Trees (Preservation Order)
Postcode
NN4 0XN
Received
14 Nov 2025
Validated
14 Nov 2025
Ward
Hunsbury Ward
Parish
Collingtree Parish Council
Target decision
9 Jan 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
7 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 12 days slower 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
15 Dec 2025
West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#280 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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