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The Reading Room 50 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT

Awaiting decision West Northamptonshire 2026/3990/LBC Listed Building Consent (Alteration)

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.

  • 2026/2223/LBC Granted

    The Reading Room 50 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT

    Installation of Fibre broadband.

    Decided 21 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Sep 2026

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 9 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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

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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What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • The Reading Room 50 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT

    2026/2223/LBC Submitted 18 May 2026 50 yards away

    Installation of Fibre broadband.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 19 docs
  • The Forge 46 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT

    WNS/2022/0247/TCA Submitted 7 Feb 2022 50 yards away

    T1 Lawsons Cypress & T2 Juniper; Causing damage to drive and kerb edge. Section fell to ground level. T3 Cupressus Macrocarpa; Section fell to ground level.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Swift Cottage 24 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT

    WNS/2023/0298/FUL Submitted 17 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Roofed Porch to side (Retrospective)

    Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
    Small domestic
  • The Old School 12 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT

    WNS/2022/0382/LBC Submitted 21 Feb 2022 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for the installation of a vent tile to provide egress point for bathroom extractor fan. Remove internal stud wall to re-open existing front door

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs
  • The Forge 46 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BT

    2026/1568/LBC Submitted 15 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Listed building consent to replace garage door from wood to metal to match existing design.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 16 docs
  • 5 Cross Tree Road Wicken MK19 6BX

    2024/3487/FULL Submitted 15 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    Removal of front & rear thatched porches. Replace with timber frame porches with clay plain tiles.

    Granted Full applications 15 docs

In West Northamptonshire

  • 2025/1918/LBC Granted

    Edgcote Drive Cottages, 2 Wardington Road, Edgcote, OX17 1AG

    Retrospective and proposed alterations to dwelling and associated outbuilding, including removal of unauthorised works and restoration works.

    Received 14 May, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 2026/2881/LBC Granted

    130 Watling Street East Towcester NN12 6BT

    Listed Building Consent for Replacement front door

    Received 1 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 2026/3206/LBC Granted

    Grange Barn 17 Heritage Farm Close Northampton NN4 6FG

    Listed building consent for replacement of 3no. first floor and 1no. ground floor wooden double glazed windows (retrospective)

    Received 24 Jul, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 2025/2311/LBC Granted

    6 Millway Northampton NN5 6ER

    Renovation of house to include new thatched roof with new roof timbers, restoration of chimney stacks and external render, replacement windows and doors. Structural work to walls, full repluming and rewiring, replacement staircase, floor, floorboards and joists. New front porch. Insertion of new 1x ground floor rear window, 1x first floor front window and 1x first floor rear window

    Received 10 Jun, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 2026/0985/LBC Granted

    Beech House 17 Deans Row Gayton NN7 3HA

    Listed building consent to replace asbestos slates with natural slates, remove leaking parapets,remove render from west wall and re-render, add waterproof delta membrane internally to walls below outside ground levels and make good with new lime plaster, and alter existing kitchen window to form doorway (part retrospective)

    Received 26 Feb, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings