Planning application
Estate Office Compton Road Castle Ashby NN7 1LJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to Ash tree within a conservation area
As published by the council, reference 2025/5306/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/5306/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees (Conservation Area)
- Status
- 10 - No Objections
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Cogenhoe and The Houghtons Ward
- Parish
- Castle Ashby
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN7 1LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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28 Jan 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 28 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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