Planning application
Chesterle House 22 Fox Covert Drive Roade NN7 2LL
Works: Extension Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the above Order) for proposed rear extension extending 4.38m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house, maximum height of 3.5m and height at the eaves 2.35m
As published by the council, reference 2025/4867/PNHPD
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4867/PNHPD
- Type
- Prior Notification Enlargement of dwelling house
- Status
- 10 - Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval not required
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Hackleton and Roade Ward
- Parish
- Roade
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN7 2LL
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/3498/TPO Awaiting decision
Chesterle House 22 Fox Covert Drive Roade NN7 2LL
T2 - ash, Ash has ash die back and significant dead wood in canopy over public foot path and highway. Proposed works is to high pollard the tree down to approx 6m in height and width to manage the potential decline of the tree
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2025/3660/TPO Granted
Chesterle House 22 Fox Covert Drive Roade NN7 2LL
T1 - Oak: Unbalanced crown due to damage caused by highways tree failure. Carry out targeted limb reductions to create improved crown balance and more natural crown shape. Limbs extending beyond natural crown line to be reduced by 1-3m. G1 - Silver Birch: Remove all significant deadwood. T2 - Walnut: Remove all significant deadwood. Reduce branch endings to provide 1-2m of clearance from utility pole/cables and street lighting. Crown raise over public highway to provide 5.2m of clearance. To avoid uneven crown balance from the above recommendations, carry out minor reduction of remaining crown by 1-2m to achieve even crown balance and weight distribution. T3 - Ash: Remove all significant deadwood. Reduce branch endings to provide 1-2m of clearance from utility pole/cables and street lighting. Crown raise over public highway to provide 5.2m of clearance. Crown raise lowest limbs over garden only to provide improved crown balance. T4 - Norway Maple: Large tree for its location with high target potential including highway and residential property. Multiple included unions on primary limbs typical for species but posing potential risk. Reduce crown height by 2-3m. Reduce lateral limbs extending beyond natural crown line by 1-2m to align with existing crown shape. Reduce branch endings encroaching adjacent trees to reduce suppression to create 1-2m of clearance. T5 - Dawn Redwood: Unbalanced crown due to previous suppression by trees which have been removed. Ivy established on stem and into upper crown. Deadwood branches throughout crown and stem. Remove to ground level. Replacement trees already installed (x13) ranging from 10/12 select standard to 16/18 advanced nursery stock. T6 - Sycamore: Suppressing adjacent Ginkgo biloba. Deadwood throughout crown. Some lateral limbs overextending beyond natural crown shape. Reduce lateral limbs extending beyond natural crown line by 1-2m to align with existing crown shape. Reduce branch endings encroaching adjacent Ginkgo biloba to reduce suppression to create 1-2m of clearance. T7 - Ginkgo: Remove all significant deadwood. T8 - Sycamore: Lateral crown extent suppressing adjacent Ginkgo biloba. Deadwood throughout crown. Unbalanced crown due to previous suppression by trees which have been removed. Reduce branch endings encroaching adjacent Ginkgo biloba to reduce suppression to create 1-2m of clearance. Balance remaining crown by selective branch end reduction up to 2m.
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S/2020/0966/TPO Granted
Chesterle House 22 Fox Covert Drive Roade NN7 2LL
T13 - Willow TPO 10/2016 Crown lift by 1m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval not required
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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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West Northamptonshire granted permission on 8 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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