Planning application
Abington Park Wellingborough Road Northampton NN1 5LW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Multiple mixed species, Predominantly crown lifts for pedestrian and highway clearance.
As published by the council, reference 2025/3342/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/3342/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees (Conservation Area)
- Status
- 10 - No Objections
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 18 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Abington and Phippsville Unitary Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 5LW
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1835/TCA Granted
Abington Park Wellingborough Road Northampton NN1 5LW
Removal of 34 x trees due to poor health and works to 200 x trees in the Conservation Area
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2026/0528/TCA Granted
Abington Park, Wellingborough Road, Northampton NN1 5LW
T1 - silver lime (Tilia tomentosa) repollard to 3m where it has previously been pollarded to. The tree has recently has multiple primary branch failures leaving a very unbalanced crown. The tree is likely to fail again due to Ganoderma sp. bracket located on the main stem, near where the failures have happened but we would like to retain the tree and manage it by a repollard.
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2025/3327/TCA Granted
Abington Park Wellingborough Road Northampton NN1 5LW
15 x Mixed broadleaves. predominantly crown lifts for pedestrian and highway clearance
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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6 Oct 2025
Decision issued: No Objections
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 6 October 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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2026/3965/TCA Awaiting decision
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2026/3976/TCA Awaiting decision
27 High Street Great Billing Northampton NN3 9DT
T1: Yew - Remove growth from main stem to improve ambient light. Modest reduction to lateral branches to bring back within boundary of the property and remove overhang to neighbouring driveway T2: Wellingtonia - Minor pruning to maintain distance of branches from the house/roof and boundary wall
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2026/3963/TCA Awaiting decision
The Old Rectory 5 High Street Croughton NN13 5LT
T1 Ash Reduce lateral spread all round by approximately 2.5m to relieve end weight on heavy structural limbs. T2 Magnolia Reduce by 2m T3 Lime Crown reduction by 4m in height and 2m on lateral spread. T4 Lime Fell over mature tree with Ganoderma all round base, major die back
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2026/3572/TCA Granted
Virginia Cottage 2 South Street Woodford Halse NN11 3RF
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