Grange House Main Street Fotheringhay PE8 5HZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02123/TPO - Tree - Application for Works to TPO Approved

Proposal

T1 Horse Chestnut - reduce lowest south-western lateral limb by approximately 2.5m, remove one upper crown limb, remove deadwood and prune decaying branches; T2 Horse Chestnut - remove deadwood and prune decaying branches; T3 Horse Chestnut - reduce the south-western lateral crown by approximately 1.5m; T4 Yew - crown lift over adjacent footpath to provide minimum clearance of 2.2m; T5 Yew - remove three lowest limbs growing north-west; T6 Tartarian Maple - fell to ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Fotheringhay 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.
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.
Scheduled monument 95 m away: Fotheringhay motte and bailey castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Garden Cottage, Grade II, 34 m away · 1 Grade I, 5 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 4; Nature improvement area: Nene Valley.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 3

Last sold for £1,550,000 in October 2022. Detached house, freehold.

24 October 2022£1,550,000
18 December 2018£1,250,000
31 October 2005£1,000,000

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

Building

Floor area380 m² (4,090 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Tree - Application for Works to TPO
Postcode
PE8 5HZ
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Oundle
Parish
Fotheringhay CP
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted/Approved
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
Officer Delegated Decision
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
262decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by North Northamptonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Northamptonshire decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15121068
Planning Portal ref
PP-15121068
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.3/10
Poor
#285 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Northamptonshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #279 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Northamptonshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #157 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #220 of 296
35%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #279 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #277 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
100 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
75 decided
1,096
Total decisions
132 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.