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Sponne School Sponne School Brackley Road Towcester NN12 6DJ

Granted West Northamptonshire S/2020/0365/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

T430 Red Horse Chestnut: Fell; T448 Ash: Semi pollard

As published by the council, reference S/2020/0365/TPO

Application record

Reference
S/2020/0365/TPO
Type
Works to Trees (Preservation Order)
Status
10 - Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
3 Mar 2020
Validated
3 Mar 2020
Decided
27 Apr 2020
Ward
Towcester Mill
Parish
Towcester
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NN12 6DJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • Sponne School Sponne School Brackley Road Towcester NN12 6DJ

    Condition 4 of S/2020/1787/FUL [Archaeological Report] Application for approval of details submitted pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission S/2020/1787/FUL [Extend existing Science block to provide single storey building with 3 new classroom, Faculty office & plant room]

    Decided 24 Feb 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Mar 2020

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 27 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 26 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Northamptonshire granted permission on 27 April 2020, 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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