Planning application
19 Billing Road Northampton NN1 5AW
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works to 1x Robinia tree within a conservation area
As published by the council, reference 2026/3597/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3597/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees (Conservation Area)
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 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 2026.
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2026/3910/TCA Awaiting decision
19 Billing Road Northampton NN1 5AW
T1 - False Acacia - Fell to ground level due to repeated damage to garden surface area (patio and foot path) from incremental root growth and with regards to proximity to neighboring property.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 October 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 69 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.
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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 43 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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