Flat 9 The Bell Tower Hill Street Brackley NN13 6AL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3776/TCA - Works to Trees (Conservation Area) Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T001 – Prunus sp. 'Cherry'Crown lift to 5.2 m to provide highway clearance.Remove deadwood less than 25 mm diameter.Remove deadwood greater than 25 mm diameter.Sever and remove ivy growth at the base of the tree.Works required due to encroachment towards adjacent buildings and to comply with highways regulations. T002 – Sorbus Re-pollard the tree in accordance with its previous pollarding management. Works required due to encroachment towards adjacent buildings.Note: A crown reduction would normally be preferred for this species; however, as the tree has been previously pollarded, re-pollarding is recommended. T003 – Sorbus Crown lift to 5.2 m to provide highway clearance. Cut back crown growth to provide 2 m clearance from the building. Works required due to encroachment towards adjacent buildings and comply with highway regulations Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
4 Sept 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Arboricultural Assessment Document · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Plan - Location Plan Document · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (PUBLIC) Document · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Response - Consultees Document · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Officers Report Document · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Acknowledgement Document · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Brackley Town Centre 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 ↗
17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Bell Tower, Grade II, about 38 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 15 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Brackley 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
NN13 6AL
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Brackley Ward
Parish
Brackley
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Creative Gardening Solutions Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 4 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
16 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
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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
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