Planning application
8 Wordsworth Close Towcester NN12 6JU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to Ash tree subject to TPO 02/1978
As published by the council, reference 2024/5306/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/5306/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees (Preservation Order)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 12 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 12 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 2 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Towcester and Roade
- Parish
- Towcester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN12 6JU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Nov 2024
Received by West Northamptonshire
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2 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Approval
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17 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 2 January 2025, 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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