21 Shaftesbury Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3SA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Portuguese Laurel - Crown reduce 2 - 3 metres. T2 Acer negundo - Crown reduce 1 - 2 metres. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
Site constraints 5
Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £440,000 in January 2011. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Bedford
- Application type
- Tree Conservation Area Determined
- Postcode
- MK40 3SA
- Received
- 28 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Castle & Newnham
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Nov 2026
- Decision
- No Tree Preservation Order Served
- Decision date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 18 days from validation, 24 days faster than Bedford's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 17 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15253002
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15253002
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Bedford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #201 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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