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St John The Baptist Church Main Street Abthorpe NN12 8QN

Granted West Northamptonshire 2025/5065/TPO Works to Trees (Preservation Order)

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 & T2 - Silver Birch - Remove to ground level

As published by the council, reference 2025/5065/TPO

Application record

Reference
2025/5065/TPO
Type
Works to Trees (Preservation Order)
Status
10 - Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
5 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Dec 2025
Decided
27 Jan 2026
Ward
Rural South Ward
Parish
Abthorpe
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NN12 8QN

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • St John The Baptist Church Main Street Abthorpe NN12 8QN

    T1 - Conifer - Fell

    Decided 14 Apr 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Dec 2025

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 27 Jan 2026

    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 27 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.

Nearby applications

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    WNS/2021/1561/TPO Submitted 27 Sep 2021 50 yards away

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  • St John The Baptist Church Main Street Abthorpe NN12 8QN

    WNS/2022/0379/TPO Submitted 25 Feb 2022 50 yards away

    T1 - Conifer - Fell

    Granted Trees 7 docs
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In West Northamptonshire

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    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 2026/3976/TCA Awaiting decision

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    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees
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    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 2026/3572/TCA Granted

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    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Trees