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9 Holmleigh Close Northampton NN5 6JE

2026/0318/TCAWorks to Trees (Conservation Area)Approved

Approved on 27 February 2026

Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Tree Species: Conifer trees (T1 – T14 all closely positioned together) and a small mixed species hedge (H1) Works Requirement: Removal Reasons for removal: Overgrown to size too large for the location. A suitable reduction is not applicable and the trees are now encroaching into the gardens as well as neighbouring driveways posing a damage risk. The client is also looking to create an access fence in the area.

Received
21 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Duston Ward
  1. Received21 Jan
  2. Validated21 Jan
  3. Consult.16 Feb
  4. Target4 Mar
  5. Decided27 Feb

Decided in 37 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a tree application at 9 Holmleigh Close Northampton NN5 6JE. West Northamptonshire has handled 2,198 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 5 weeks quicker than West Northamptonshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Duston conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across Duston Ward. We hold 788 applications in total for the NN5 postcode area.

100% of trees applications at West Northamptonshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NN5 6JE
Application type
Works to Trees (Conservation Area)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Duston Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 January 2026
Last date for comments
16 February 2026
Target decision date
4 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mrs Roanna Claridge 62 Churchside Broughton NN14 1LU

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Duston
  • 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: West Northamptonshire

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