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The Spinney Abington Park Lower Abington Park Wellingborough Road Northampton

2026/1123/TCAWorks to Trees (Conservation Area)Permitted

Proposal

Ash (Fraxinus sp.) - Reduce main stem of tree to 10m monolith for habitat

Received
13 March 2026
Decided
28 April 2026 · No Objections
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Weston Favell and Abington Vale Ward
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received13 Mar
  2. Validated13 Mar
  3. Consult.13 Apr
  4. Target24 Apr
  5. Decided28 Apr

Decided in 46 days (council typically 70)

10 weeks typical decision time in West Northamptonshire100% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at The Spinney Abington Park Lower Abington Park Wellingborough Road Northampton. West Northamptonshire has handled 2,198 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 44 days. This one was decided in 46 days. The site is in the All Saints conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Weston Favell and Abington Vale Ward.

Application Details

Reference
2026/1123/TCA
Address
The Spinney Abington Park Lower Abington Park Wellingborough Road Northampton
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Application Type
Works to Trees (Conservation Area)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
10 - No Objections
Ward
Weston Favell and Abington Vale Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Mr Gareth Hunt West Northamptonshire Council Depot Dayrell Road Northampton NN4 9RR

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
13 March 2026
Target Decision Date
24 April 2026
Date Decided
28 April 2026
Date Validated
13 March 2026
Date Submitted
13 March 2026
Last Date for Comments
13 April 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
No Objections
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
7
Coordinates
52.237885, -0.896364
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: West Northamptonshire

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Planning constraints

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

  • Conservation area: All Saints
  • 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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