Planning application
1 Wardington Court Welford Road Northampton NN2 8FR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
To fell 1x Douglas Fir subject to TPO
As published by the council, reference 2025/4487/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4487/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees (Preservation Order)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 30 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Kingsthorpe North Ward
- Parish
- Kingsthorpe Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN2 8FR
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0434/TPO Granted
1 Wardington Court Welford Road Northampton NN2 8FR
Crown raise 8 mixed species trees. Yew, Conifer up to 4m and Lime Tree in Court Yard Large mature Lime Tree - pollard down to leave at a finished height of 6-8 metres
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Oct 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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13 Jan 2026
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
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 13 January 2026, 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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