Planning application
5 Ashley Way Northampton NN3 3DZ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Propose to remove and dispose of fallen tree as lying across two gardens and roots no longer in ground. Would like to prune back some of the remaining trees for general safety maintenance.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0775/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0775/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees (Preservation Order)
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Headlands Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN3 3DZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Northamptonshire took a median of 67 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Northamptonshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Northamptonshire decided tree works applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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