The Old School Main Street Fotheringhay PE8 5HZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02431/TCA - Tree - Notification of Works in a CA In progress

Proposal

Yew Tree (T1)- Crown reduction by up to 2m to maintain the tree at its current height, as part of its regular cyclical maintenance programme Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Oct 2026, from North Northamptonshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

Fotheringhay 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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Nature improvement area: Nene Valley.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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

Application type
Tree - Notification of Works in a CA
Postcode
PE8 5HZ
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Oundle
Parish
Fotheringhay CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Nene Valley Tree Services

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. North Northamptonshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
195decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15190464
Statutory expiry
8 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%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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