Planning application
Woodland House Main Street Polebrook PE8 5LN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1; Hornbeam - Remove two lowest lateral limbs to South. T2; Hornbeam - Remove three lowest lateral limbs to East. T3; Oak - Crown reduce back to previously pruned height and spread, removing approx 5m in height and 2m in lateral spread. T4; Sycamore - Remove two lowest branches to East and three lowest branches to West. T5; Fir - Fell to ground level.
As published by the council, reference 26/00232/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00232/TPO
- Type
- Tree - Application for Works to TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted/Approved
- Received
- 27 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Thrapston
- Parish
- Polebrook CP
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PE8 5LN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2026
Received by North Northamptonshire
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19 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted/Approved
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Northamptonshire granted permission on 19 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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