The Spinney Church Lane Oakley Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7RU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
G1 Trees all within the same group. Mature oak tree - remove deadwood, to then reduce the lateral spread by 2-2.5m and the height by approx 1-1.5m to mitigate the risk of failure due to the lateral growing form of the tree and woodpecker holes sited at the top of the tree. Singular small yew - fell to give clearance of the phone wires and this is a poor specimen interfering with other trees. Give clearance to the phone wire by 0.5m where possible without impacting major limbs. Second smaller oak remove deadwood. Yew overhanging road - prune lightly to the edge of the road to prevent damage to vehicles. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 13 Jul 2026
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 2
Last sold for £805,000 in November 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Bedford
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Postcode
- MK43 7RU
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Clapham & Oakley
- Parish
- Oakley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Grant Consent
- Decision date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Eden Tree Specialists
How this decision compares
Decided in 85 days from validation, 47 days slower than Bedford's median of 38 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 →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14856086
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14856086
- Comments by
- 27 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 29 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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