Planning application
DIY Store Crown Way Rushden NN10 6AX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1-T6 Pine; Remove deadwood. Crown thin branch endings by 15%. Sever and strip ivy. Remove T3 as close to ground level as possible (poor specimen, heavily ivy clad, only 1 branch left and top of tree has already failed and been removed).
As published by the council, reference 26/03092/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03092/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- In progress
- Received
- 29 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2026
- Postcode
- NN10 6AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
29 Oct 2026
Received by North Northamptonshire
-
4 Nov 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
4 Nov 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Northamptonshire took a median of 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with North Northamptonshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Northamptonshire decided tree works applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
-
Pharmaron Uk Pegasus Way Rushden NN10 6ER
83% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov
Installation of two 2.6m high powder-coated steel bi-fold security gates with mesh infill
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Windows or glazing -
Wilsons Pits Car Park Wilsons Pits Off South Way Rushden Lakes Shopping Centre NN10 6FH
83% historically approved · decision due ~25 Aug
Install palisade fencing around the existing car park boundary and a section of the existing grassland to provide better security for parked cars and stored equipment. In addition, two shipping containers, an awning and a concrete slab will be installed within the existing footprint of the car park to further increase the safe storage of smaller equipment and materials
Awaiting decision Full applications 30 docs -
279 Wellingborough Road Rushden NN10 9XN
83% historically approved · decision due ~12 Aug
Alterations to existing vehicular access including widening of the access, removal of grass verge, and installation of a reinforced vehicle crossing to improve highway safety, visibility, and access arrangements
Awaiting decision Full applications 9 docs
Other tree works applications
In North Northamptonshire
-
26/03150/TPO Awaiting decision
Elm Bank Care Home Elm Bank Retirement Village 81 Northampton Road Kettering NN15 7JZ
Holly (T1) - Sectionally dismantle down to ground level. Tree is dead. Risk of failure across footpath in care home grounds and also over public footpath on main road and causing injury/damage. High target area. Yew (T2) - Remove snapped limb on southern aspect Snapped limb with hazard beam in lower crown on southern aspect. Risk of failure and causing injury/damage. Birch (T3) - Crown reduce by 1.5 metres in height and spread on all aspects, leaving a finished height of 8 metres and spread on all aspects of 3 metres. Crown lift over public footpath up to 2.4 metres above footpath. Pruning cuts to be made back to suitable branch junctions, not exceeding 1/3 of the parent branch diameter Crown is heavily encroaching on building, care home signage, public footpath and road. Works will ensure that crown is maintained at a suitable size for location. Cedar (T6) - Prune back on northern aspect by 2 metres, leaving a finished spread on northern aspect of 8 metres. Pruning cuts to be made back to suitable branch junctions, not exceeding 1/3 of the parent branch diameter. Remove dead wood over 50mm diameter throughout crown. Inspect old topping points, where tree has historically been reduced in height. Crown is heavily encroaching on care home building. Over-extended limbs over building, which are prone to failure in high winds, due to exposed location. Dead wood at risk of failure and causing injury to users of the site and neighbouring property. Vertical regrowth from old topping points is substantial, thus all old pruning points require inspection, to ascertain if the unions are weak and at risk of failure. High target area. Willow (T13) - Crown reduce by 2 metres in height and spread on all aspects, leaving a finished height of 7 metres and spread on all aspects of 3 metres. Pruning cuts to be made back to suitable branch junctions, not exceeding 1/3 of the parent branch diameter. Multiple wounds on main stems caused by squirrel damage. Limbs at risk of failing...
-
26/03142/TCA Awaiting decision
Gemini Main Street Cotterstock PE8 5HD
T1 Weeping Willow - Crown reduction by approximately 1m, crown lift, remove deadwood, damaged branches and ivy from the trunk and general pruning to remove crossing or rubbing branches
-
26/03100/TCA Awaiting decision
5 Bury Close Cottingham LE16 8XF
T1 Oak - Reduce crown by 3-4m and crown raise over path T2 Sycamore- Remove
-
26/03101/TCA Awaiting decision
27 Well Street Finedon NN9 5JP
T1 Ash - Remove to ground level due to substantial subsidence in close proximity property
-
26/03066/TCA Awaiting decision
16 Occupation Road Corby NN17 1EB
Tree removal.