Melody Cottage 13 Red Lion Street Kings Sutton OX17 3RH Data via plota.co.uk

2025/0131/TCA - Works to Trees (Conservation Area) Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Crown reduction to 1 x Willow Tree Removal of 2 x Spruce Trees Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jan 2025
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Approved
12 Feb 2025

Approved on 12 Feb 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 12 Feb 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Plan - Location Plan Document · 10 Jan 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

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

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Response - Consultees Document · 12 Feb 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Officers Report Document · 12 Feb 2025 View ↗ PDF Acknowledgement Document · 10 Jan 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

King's Sutton 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more 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 ↗
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Sutton House, Grade II, 47 m away · 1 Grade I, 9 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Kings Sutton 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 2 November 2026. 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 2

Last sold for £240,000 in March 2013. Terraced house, freehold.

26 March 2013£240,000
15 August 1997£89,350

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

Building

Floor area79 m² (850 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (44 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyMid-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2012, 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
OX17 3RH
Received
10 Jan 2025
Validated
10 Jan 2025
Ward
Middleton Cheney
Parish
Kings Sutton
Target decision
21 Feb 2025
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
12 Feb 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Joe Bridson Arboriculture

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 9 days faster than West Northamptonshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
639decided 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
4 Feb 2025

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Withdrawn
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Replacement windows and front door
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2020 Withdrawn
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Two storey rear extension.
S/2020/1564/FUL
2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
Lawnscote House 10 Bulls Lane Kings Sutton OX17 3RB
Single storey rear extension.
S/2019/1523/FUL
2019 Approved
Lovells 7 The Square Kings Sutton OX17 3RE
Replace second floor windows (like for like)
S/2019/1436/FUL
2018 Approved
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Replace corrugated iron roof on garage/workshop with slate
S/2018/1092/FUL
2018 Approved
6 Bulls Lane Kings Sutton OX17 3RB
Replace the current windows to the front elevation of the property, replace the roof with…
S/2018/0436/FUL
2018 Approved
St Peter & St Pauls Church Church Avenue Kings Sutton OX17 3RJ
Reduce crown of one laburnum tree by 50%, one holly tree to 1.5m and one birch tree by 1…
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2017 Approved
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Replace existing windows with double glazed wooden windows.
S/2017/2171/FUL
2017 Approved
Lovells 7 The Square Kings Sutton OX17 3RE
Removal of 1no Salix Caprea (B) on site location plan
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2016 Approved
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Alterations to the boundary wall, new railings and revised gate location, new steps, fron…
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2016 Approved
Spinney Bank House 1 Bulls Lane KINGS SUTTON OX17 3RA
The felling & removal of one Apple tree.
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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
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.