Planning application
Apartment P1 The Lightbox Duke Street Northampton NN1 3BA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1no. Sycamore: Crown reduce by up to 2.0 metres laterally and reduce in height to balance pruning to suitable growth points to retain the flowing lines of the canopy. Crown lift to a height of 5.0 metres over road. Prune to clear property by 1.5 metres
As published by the council, reference 2025/4197/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4197/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees (Preservation Order)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 25 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 3BA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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25 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approval
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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