Planning application
Plainmoor House 5 Royal Oak Lane Middleton Cheney OX17 2LX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to 1x Thuja and 1x Walnut within a conservation area
As published by the council, reference 2026/3131/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3131/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees (Conservation Area)
- Status
- 10 - No Objections
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Middleton Cheney
- Parish
- Middleton Cheney
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX17 2LX
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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WNS/2021/1011/TCA Granted
Plainmoor House 5 Royal Oak Lane Middleton Cheney OX17 2LX
T1 - Walnut - Reduce height by 3.0 -3.5m and shape 5% thin, T2 - T3 - Thuja Hedge - Reduce height by 5.0-6.0m, T4- Hawthorn- Fell
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S/2020/0960/TCA Granted
Plainmoor House 5 Royal Oak Lane Middleton Cheney OX17 2LX
T1 - Willow - Reduce height by 2.0-2.5m (back to previous pruning points). 15% crown thin. T2 - Prunus - Reduce branch in Eastern crown to 1.0m from stem. Reduce height by 3.5m and shape.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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 10 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.
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