Planning application
The Reading Room 50 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Install new red clay chimney pot, fit a bird/rain cowl to the new pot & install a flexible stainless-steel flue liner within the existing chimney.
As published by the council, reference 2026/3990/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/3990/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent (Alteration)
- Status
- 4 - Consultations Despatched (1-10)
- Received
- 2 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Deanshanger and Paulerspury Ward
- Parish
- Wicken
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- MK19 6BT
Comment by 5 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to West Northamptonshire through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/2223/LBC Granted
The Reading Room 50 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT
Installation of Fibre broadband.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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9 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 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
9 documents on file for this application
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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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 119 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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The Reading Room 50 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT
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Granted Heritage and listed buildings 19 docs -
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The Old School 12 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT
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Granted Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs -
The Forge 46 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT
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5 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BX
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