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Princess House Cliftonville Road Northampton NN1 5AE

Granted West Northamptonshire 2026/2772/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

1 x Yew Tree - Fell to ground due to location as too close to the building and will become a long term management issue. Replacement will be planted in a more suitable position nearby.

As published by the council, reference 2026/2772/TPO

Application record

Reference
2026/2772/TPO
Type
Works to Trees (Preservation Order)
Status
10 - Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Decided
1 Sep 2026
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NN1 5AE

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2025/4031/TPO Granted

    Princess House Cliftonville Road Northampton NN1 5AE

    Tree of Heaven (6 stems) crown lift by up to 6.5m by removing secondary growth only, remove dead and defective growth, remove 1 stem out of 6. (Small stem closest to the car park), Western Red Cedar, crown lift by up to 3.5m, secondary growth only. Reason: More light to nearby building and tree safety.

    Decided 25 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jul 2026

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

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 1 September 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

Within 500 metres

  • Princess House Cliftonville Road Northampton NN1 5AE

    2025/4031/TPO Submitted 6 Oct 2025 0m away

    Tree of Heaven (6 stems) crown lift by up to 6.5m by removing secondary growth only, remove dead and defective growth, remove 1 stem out of 6. (Small stem closest to the car park), Western Red Cedar, crown lift by up to 3.5m, secondary growth only. Reason: More light to nearby building and tree safety.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • Kingswood House 71 The Avenue Cliftonville Northampton NN1 5BT

    2026/3016/COND Submitted 17 Jul 2026 120m away

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    Granted Conditions New dwelling 8 docs
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  • 75 The Avenue Cliftonville Northampton NN1 5BT

    2026/2109/MAF Submitted 11 May 2026 120m away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~28 Aug

    Demolition of existing office building and erection of a four-storey student accommodation building comprising 33 units

    Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 37 docs
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  • 19 Berkeley Close Northampton NN1 5BJ

    2026/0770/FULL Submitted 12 Feb 2026 177m away

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  • St Martins House 43 44 Billing Road Northampton NN1 5DA

    2025/4432/TPO Submitted 20 Oct 2025 217m away

    T1 - Cedar - remove deadwood and prune to provide a minimum clearance of 3m from properties to prevent property damage.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • White Lodge, 42 Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5DA

    2026/2244/TPO Submitted 29 May 2026 217m away

    T486: Black Pine - Remove all significant deadwood and reduce large limb in upper crown to south by 3m to mitigate risk of limb failure

    Granted Trees 5 docs

In West Northamptonshire

  • 2026/3240/TCA Granted

    Wellbrook Lodge Well Lane Staverton NN11 6WL

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    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 2026/3681/TCA Awaiting decision

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    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 2026/3682/TCA Awaiting decision

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    T2 - Birch - Fell to ground level in respect of proximity to adjacent building.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Trees
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    Park Cafe Abington Park Wellingborough Road Northampton NN1 5LW

    See Site Plan and Work Specification

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 2026/3097/TCA Granted

    Ivy Lodge Badby Road Newnham NN11 3HE

    Leyland cypress x 8 approx. (T1) - Reduce height to a finished height of approximately 8-9m. Reduce lateral growth on the south face. Leyland cypress x 2 (T2) - Reduce to the same finished height as T1. Willow, believed Salix sp. (T3) - Fell to ground level and grind out the stump.

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Trees