Chesterle House 22 Fox Covert Drive Roade NN7 2LL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3498/TPO - Works to Trees (Preservation Order) Approved

Proposal

T2 - ash, Ash has ash die back and significant dead wood in canopy over public foot path and highway. Proposed works is to high pollard the tree down to approx 6m in height and width to manage the potential decline of the tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Aug 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
23 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Roade 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 6 October 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 £985,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.

21 March 2025£985,000
22 September 2016£500,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Works to Trees (Preservation Order)
Postcode
NN7 2LL
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Hackleton and Roade Ward
Parish
Roade
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 23 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6008944 ↗
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 6 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
11 Oct 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.