Honeysuckle Cottage 20 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3385/TCA - Works to Trees (Conservation Area) Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to 1x Holly tree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Plan - Location Plan Document · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Officers Report Document · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Acknowledgement Document · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos Document · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Blakesley 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 ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 15 and 17, Old School Lane, Grade II, about 59 m from the postcode pin · 4 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.
Show all 4 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Blakesley 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. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £480,000 in January 2016. Detached house, freehold.

15 January 2016£480,000
16 October 2007£500,000

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

Building

Floor area140 m² (1,507 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (38 out of 100), could reach E
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2011, 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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The Old School 8 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS

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Important details

Council
West Northamptonshire
Application type
Works to Trees (Conservation Area)
Postcode
NN12 8RS
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Rural South Ward
Parish
Blakesley
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. 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
15 Sept 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

2016 Approved
Demolition of existing garage, erection of gates 1.8M height and fencing 1.8M high to enc…
S/2016/0889/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
45 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Listed building consent to replace current porch surround and replace front door
2025/3663/LBC
2025 Refused
Angle House 43 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Single storey rear extension.
2025/3615/FULL
2025 Refused
Angle House 43 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Listed building consent for single storey rear extension.
2025/3912/LBC
2025 Approved
Angle House 43 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Listed building consent to replace existing rotten softwood windows [W1 - W9] and a door…
2025/2295/LBC
2025 Approved
Windy Ridge, 7 Old School Lane, Blakesley, NN12 8RS
Internal alterations, new fuel efficient boiler, replacement of doors and windows
2025/2438/FULL
2025 Approved
The Old School 8 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
To prune the eight trees identified on the attached plan. The sketch plan is 2025-07-07_1…
2025/2817/TCA
2025 Approved
15 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Repair and reglazing of all 18 existing windows with slim line double glazed units
2025/0188/LBC
2024 Approved
The Old School 8 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Pruning of 8 x trees
2024/3469/TCA
2023 Approved
15 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Mature Birch Tree. Prune/trim back by 8 to 10 feet all around reducing height and width t…
2023/6913/TCA
2022 Approved
40A Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Solar panels onto East facing roof slope
WNS/2022/2277/FUL
2022 Approved
41 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Replace all windows & rear doors.
WNS/2022/1631/FUL
2021 Approved
Yew Tree Cottage 10 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Laurel (T1) - Reduce by approximately 3 feet in width and height. Apple Tree (T2) - Reduc…
WNS/2021/0490/TCA
2021 Approved
4B Old School Lane, Blakesley, Northamptonshire, NN12 8RS
Variation of conditions1(plans),2(material),8(landscaping),10(architectural details) S/20…
S/2021/0060/FUL
2020 Approved
4B Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Erection of detached double garage
S/2020/2373/FUL
2020 Approved
15 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Birch. Prune/trim all round to reduce height/width by approx 1.8M
S/2020/1982/TCA
2019 Approved
40 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Single storey dwelling
S/2019/2508/FUL
2019 Approved
4B Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Variation of conditions 1 (Plans) and 6 (Enclosure) of S/2015/0076/FUL Variation of condi…
S/2019/2359/FUL
2019 Approved
9 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Fit garage door to existing garage opening
S/2019/1541/FUL
2019 Approved
18 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Single storey front, side and rear extension
S/2019/0346/FUL
2018 Approved
14 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Single storey front and two storey side extension
S/2018/2564/FUL
2017 Approved
4B Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Fell a Goat Willow
S/2017/2783/TCA
2017 Withdrawn
Workshop rear of 4 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Change of use from workshop / garage to single dwelling
S/2017/1909/FUL
2016 Refused
40 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Dwelling for local occupancy to replace existing stable and stores.
S/2016/3161/FUL
2016 Refused
40 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
Dwelling to replace existing stable and stores.
S/2016/1186/FUL
2016 Approved
Varney House 26 Old School Lane Blakesley NN12 8RS
First floor rear extension to be situated above existing utility room together with the d…
S/2016/0515/FUL
West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#280 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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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.