Planning application
Apartment 2 21 Billing Road Northampton NN1 5AW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Complete removal of the tree to the right of the building the roots have caused damage to the brick wall which cannot be repaired until the tree has been removed. Trimming down of the other shrubbery.
As published by the council, reference 2026/2621/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2621/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees (Conservation Area)
- Status
- 10 - No Objections
- Decision
- No Objections
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN1 5AW
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2024/1223/TCA Granted
Apartment 2 21 Billing Road Northampton NN1 5AW
Remove both trees and all shrubbery located at the front of the building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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 11 August 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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