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Chesterle House 22 Fox Covert Drive Roade NN7 2LL

Granted West Northamptonshire S/2020/0966/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

T13 - Willow TPO 10/2016 Crown lift by 1m.

As published by the council, reference S/2020/0966/TPO

Application record

Reference
S/2020/0966/TPO
Type
Works to Trees (Preservation Order)
Status
10 - Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
9 Jun 2020
Validated
9 Jun 2020
Decided
31 Jul 2020
Ward
Blisworth & Roade
Parish
Roade
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NN7 2LL

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Northamptonshire register

This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/3498/TPO Awaiting decision

    Chesterle House 22 Fox Covert Drive Roade NN7 2LL

    T2 - ash, Ash has ash die back and significant dead wood in canopy over public foot path and highway. Proposed works is to high pollard the tree down to approx 6m in height and width to manage the potential decline of the tree

    Submitted 28 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 2025/4867/PNHPD Granted

    Chesterle House 22 Fox Covert Drive Roade NN7 2LL

    Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the above Order) for proposed rear extension extending 4.38m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house, maximum height of 3.5m and height at the eaves 2.35m

    Decided 8 Jan 2026 Prior approval
  • 2025/3660/TPO Granted

    Chesterle House 22 Fox Covert Drive Roade NN7 2LL

    T1 - Oak: Unbalanced crown due to damage caused by highways tree failure. Carry out targeted limb reductions to create improved crown balance and more natural crown shape. Limbs extending beyond natural crown line to be reduced by 1-3m. G1 - Silver Birch: Remove all significant deadwood. T2 - Walnut: Remove all significant deadwood. Reduce branch endings to provide 1-2m of clearance from utility pole/cables and street lighting. Crown raise over public highway to provide 5.2m of clearance. To avoid uneven crown balance from the above recommendations, carry out minor reduction of remaining crown by 1-2m to achieve even crown balance and weight distribution. T3 - Ash: Remove all significant deadwood. Reduce branch endings to provide 1-2m of clearance from utility pole/cables and street lighting. Crown raise over public highway to provide 5.2m of clearance. Crown raise lowest limbs over garden only to provide improved crown balance. T4 - Norway Maple: Large tree for its location with high target potential including highway and residential property. Multiple included unions on primary limbs typical for species but posing potential risk. Reduce crown height by 2-3m. Reduce lateral limbs extending beyond natural crown line by 1-2m to align with existing crown shape. Reduce branch endings encroaching adjacent trees to reduce suppression to create 1-2m of clearance. T5 - Dawn Redwood: Unbalanced crown due to previous suppression by trees which have been removed. Ivy established on stem and into upper crown. Deadwood branches throughout crown and stem. Remove to ground level. Replacement trees already installed (x13) ranging from 10/12 select standard to 16/18 advanced nursery stock. T6 - Sycamore: Suppressing adjacent Ginkgo biloba. Deadwood throughout crown. Some lateral limbs overextending beyond natural crown shape. Reduce lateral limbs extending beyond natural crown line by 1-2m to align with existing crown shape. Reduce branch endings encroaching adjacent Ginkgo biloba to reduce suppression to create 1-2m of clearance. T7 - Ginkgo: Remove all significant deadwood. T8 - Sycamore: Lateral crown extent suppressing adjacent Ginkgo biloba. Deadwood throughout crown. Unbalanced crown due to previous suppression by trees which have been removed. Reduce branch endings encroaching adjacent Ginkgo biloba to reduce suppression to create 1-2m of clearance. Balance remaining crown by selective branch end reduction up to 2m.

    Decided 4 Nov 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jun 2020

    Received by West Northamptonshire

  2. 31 Jul 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 26 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Northamptonshire granted permission on 31 July 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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