Planning application
Birchfield Farmhouse Hamilton Lane Great Brington NN7 4HZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Hornbeam To raise the lower crown away from the neighbours house/garden and around the customers garden by removing the lateral branches as previously done several years ago. To remove crossing/rubbing branches if deemed safe. T2 twin stem HorseChestnut To remove some weight out of the left-hand stem by thinning the crown and removing the lower larger limb over the outbuilding. T3 Sycamore To raise the lower crown over the customers garden by approximately 1 to 2 meters. T4 Holly To reduce the height of the tree by several metres as it is growing up into the crown of a larger adjacent Spruce tree.
As published by the council, reference 2025/3432/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/3432/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees (Conservation Area)
- Status
- 10 - No Objections
- Decision
- No Objections
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 7 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Long Buckby
- Parish
- Brington
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN7 4HZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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7 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 7 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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