Langdale House Old Forge Lane Preston Capes NN11 3TD Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3674/TCA - Works to Trees (Conservation Area) 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x Blackthorn tree. Completely fell this small tree, self seeded tree, as it has outgrown its location and is a potential danger to both the property and the oil tank. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Oct 2026, from West Northamptonshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 10 Oct 2026

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Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Plan - Location Plan Document · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Acknowledgement Document · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bank Cottage, Grade II, about 23 m from the postcode pin · 6 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 ↗
Preston Capes 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 ↗
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.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 206 m away: Preston Capes motte and bailey castle.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 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 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
NN11 3TD
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Woodford & Weedon Ward
Parish
Preston Capes
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 29 of the 56-day target. West Northamptonshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

Day 2927 days to the 56-day target
91%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
410decided 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
10 Oct 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

2023 Approved
T1 - Blue Spruce - removal. Multiple - hollies, Elders and Sycamore trees - coppicing
2023/6544/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Stone Place Old Forge Lane Preston Capes NN11 3TD
Willow tree - to be felled as appears to have died
2024/4243/TCA
2024 Approved
West Orchard Farm Old Forge Lane Preston Capes NN11 3TD
Fell 1 x Ash and 1 x Willow
2024/2638/TCA
2024 Approved
The Folly Old Forge Lane Preston Capes NN11 3TD
Removal of 1 x Ash tree
2024/2807/TCA
2024 Approved
Hogstaff Farm Preston Capes Daventry NN11 3TD
Lawful Development (Proposed) Construction of agricultural track
2024/2148/LDP
2024 Approved
Orchard House Old Forge Lane Preston Capes NN11 3TD
Routine pruning of two apple trees
2024/1698/TCA
2024 Approved
West Orchard Farm Old Forge Lane Preston Capes NN11 3TD
Pruning of Fruit Trees Pruning of x1 Willow and x5/6 Ash Removal of Hawthorne
2024/0511/TCA
2023 Approved
The Folly Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Proposed first floor extension to existing garage to create habitable accommodation to be…
WND/2023/0187
2022 Approved
Falcon Cottage Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Listed building consent to remove and replace thatch roof. Install new roof structure alo…
WND/2022/0911
2022 Approved
The Folly Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Construction of greenhouse
WND/2022/0484
2022 Approved
Langdale House Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Removal of tree and work to trees within a conservation area
WND/2022/0442
2021 Refused
The Folly Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Proposed first floor extension to existing garage to create habitable accommodation to be…
WND/2021/0689
2022 Approved
Bank House Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Works to fell tree in a conservation area
WND/2022/0004
2021 Approved
Arch Cottage Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Felling of tree in a conservation area
WND/2021/0653
2021 Approved
West Orchard Farm Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Work to tree within a conservation area
WND/2021/0467
2021 Refused
The Folly Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Proposed first floor extension to existing garage to create habitable accommodation to be…
DA/2021/0164
2021 Approved
The Folly Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Works to trees and removal of trees within a conservation area
DA/2021/0118
2020 Approved
Preston Capes Village Hall Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Construction of garden storage building and associated landscaping.
DA/2020/0824
2019 Approved
Holly House Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Demolition of existing garage and construction of replacement double garage with rooms ab…
DA/2019/1087
2019 Approved
West Orchard Farm Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Felling of two trees within a conservation area
DA/2019/1008
2019 Approved
The Smythy Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Works to tree and removal of tree within a conservation area
DA/2019/0660
2019 Approved
Bentree House Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Work to trees in a conservation area
DA/2019/0136
2018 Approved
Stone Place Old Forge Lane Preston Capes Northamptonshire NN11 3TD
Work to tree within a conservation area
DA/2018/0210
2018 Refused
Bank Cottage, Old Forge Lane, Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, NN11 3TD
Listed Building Consent for replacement of asbestos roof covering with welsh slate
DA/2018/0137
2017 Approved
Bank Cottage, Old Forge Lane, Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, NN11 3TD
Listed Building Consent for replacement of internal staircase
DA/2017/0992
2017 Approved
The Stone Place, Old Forge Lane, Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, NN11 3TD
Remove trees within a Conservation Area
DA/2017/0680
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