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Princess House Cliftonville Road Northampton NN1 5AE

Granted West Northamptonshire 2025/4031/TPO Works to Trees (Preservation Order)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Tree of Heaven (6 stems) crown lift by up to 6.5m by removing secondary growth only, remove dead and defective growth, remove 1 stem out of 6. (Small stem closest to the car park), Western Red Cedar, crown lift by up to 3.5m, secondary growth only. Reason: More light to nearby building and tree safety.

As published by the council, reference 2025/4031/TPO

Application record

Reference
2025/4031/TPO
Type
Works to Trees (Preservation Order)
Status
10 - Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
6 Oct 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Decided
25 Dec 2025
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NN1 5AE

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/2772/TPO Granted

    Princess House Cliftonville Road Northampton NN1 5AE

    1 x Yew Tree - Fell to ground due to location as too close to the building and will become a long term management issue. Replacement will be planted in a more suitable position nearby.

    Decided 1 Sep 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Oct 2025

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 25 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Northamptonshire granted permission on 25 December 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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