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Layby Top Station Road Brackley

2026/1562/TPOWorks to Trees (Preservation Order)Refused

Refused on 11 June 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Scope of works: G1 – Pine 17m x 2 - Reduce Height of trees down to 13.5m above ground level, to clear operational area of the antenna.

Received
16 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Brackley Ward
  1. Received16 Apr
  2. Validated16 Apr
  3. Consult.12 May
  4. Target11 Jun
  5. Decided11 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a tree application at Layby Top Station Road Brackley. West Northamptonshire has handled 2,198 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks quicker than West Northamptonshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Brackley Town Centre conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Brackley Ward.

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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Why it was refused

  1. The trees make a positive contribution to the character and amenity of the area. The proposals are contrary to the aims of the South Northamptonshire Local Plan Part 2 Policy NE4.
  2. The reasons submitted for wanting to reduce the height of the two trees does not give sufficient justification and on balance do not outweigh their amenity value.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Works to Trees (Preservation Order)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Brackley

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 April 2026
Last date for comments
12 May 2026
Target decision date
11 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Dillon Alcock Kingfisher House 1 Radford Way Billericay CM12 0EQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
8

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: Brackley Town Centre
  • 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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