Planning application
15 Wordsworth Close, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6JU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Ash Tree - To selectively reduce the height and spread at all cardinal points by 2-3 metres. To lift the crown up to 7 metres approx on the north and west sides. To remove deadwood 3cm in diameter and above.
As published by the council, reference WNS/2022/0732/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- WNS/2022/0732/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees (Preservation Order)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 6 Apr 2022
- Validated
- 6 Apr 2022
- Decided
- 24 May 2022
- Ward
- Towcester and Roade
- Parish
- Towcester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN12 6JU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Apr 2022
Received by West Northamptonshire
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24 May 2022
Decision issued: Approval
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5 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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