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Spice Of Middleton 7 The Hill Middleton North Northamptonshire LE16 8YX

NC/24/00228/CATTrees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 19 July 2024

Council decision: AgreedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Permission to trim side boundary conifer hedge (10x stems) to shape post nesting bird season.Permission to fell 3x ash stems and create a habitat pile/windrow/timber stack all arising at the rear boundary for wildlife habitat (post nesting bird season and pending planning approval).Permission to fell rear boundary conifers (7x stems) and create a habitat pile/windrow/timber stack all arising at the rear boundary for wildlife habitat (post nesting bird season and pending planning approval).1-Middleton Site PlanFormer Red Lion pub and more recently Nazz Spice/Spice of Middleton. 7 The Hill Development Limited purchased the asset and has been granted a change of use to residential and the conversion of the property to 3 dwellings under planning reference NC/23/00170/DPA.This application is to remove and trim trees as shown on the site plan as part of landscaping the site. All trees in question are boundary trees which encroach on neighbours or our property, blocking light and presenting a significant maintenance issue for future owners. 2- Photo 1 Site PhotoPhoto show trees requiring removal and trimming as highlighted on the site plan.3-Photo 2 Conifer HedgePermission to trim side boundary conifer hedge to shape post nesting bird season.The conifer hedge to the side boundary belongs 3 School Hill (right hand side boundary) and overhangs the garden of what will become 7C, The Hill. 4-Photo 3 Ash StemsPermission to fell 3x ash stems and create a habitat pile/windrow/timber stack all arising at the rear boundary for wildlife habitat (post nesting bird season and pending planning approval).Having spoken to a specialist tree consultant, we are informed that the ash stems are growing in a poor location and rooted on an old wall. They are showing signs of Ash die back disease. The owners of 3 School Hill would also like to see these removed as they have a detrimental impact on their view. 5-Photo 4 Conifer LinePermission to fell rear boundary ...

Received
17 July 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Corby
Ward
Corby Rural Ward
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Aug
  5. Decided19 Jul

Decided in 2 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at Spice Of Middleton 7 The Hill Middleton North Northamptonshire LE16 8YX. Corby has handled 272 applications of this type. This one was decided in 2 days, 9 weeks quicker than Corby's typical decision time. The site is in the Cottingham and Middleton conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 3,445 applications in total for the LE16 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at Corby were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LE16 8YX
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Middleton

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 July 2024
Target decision date
28 August 2024
Permission expires
19 July 2029

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13252645
Comments
0
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Cottingham and Middleton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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