Holy Sepulchre Church Sheep Street Northampton NN1 2LZ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3916/TCA - Works to Trees (Conservation Area) 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) and Lime (Tilia sp.) Clear property by 2m branch growth overhanging and touching roof. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Nov 2026, from West Northamptonshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

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Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Plan - Location Plan Document · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Acknowledgement Document · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Technical Note Document · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 50a, 52 and 52a, Sheep Street, Grade II, about 10 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 10 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 ↗
Holy Sepulchre 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 ↗
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
Inside the Northampton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
NN1 2LZ
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 28 of the 56-day target. West Northamptonshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

Day 2828 days to the 56-day target
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
27 Oct 2026

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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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%).

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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