Planning application
Headlands Primary School, Bushland Road, Northampton, NN3 2NS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of 1no. existing tree and associated amendments to landscaping and the Biodiveristy Net Gain metric calculations.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0457/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0457/NMA
- Type
- Non Material Amendment to a Planning Permission
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Headlands Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN3 2NS
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0463/COND Granted
Headlands Primary School Bushland Road Northampton NN3 2NS
Discharge of conditions 3 [Materials], 7 [Lighting], 9 [Bat Boxes] and Biodiversity Net Gain of planning permission 2025/1811/FULL (Side extension to create educational office space for trust, including pedestrian access for nursery and NPAT offices. Temporary vehicle construction access for duration of the construction period, make good and re-instate on completion.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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24 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 24 February 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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