39 Chapel Lane Willington Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3QG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Cedar of Lebanon - All round crown reduction, by reducing approx 1.5-2m to reduce the entire crown laterally to mitigate risk of limb failure by weight reducing the ends of the long extended limbs. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 7 Aug 2026
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2021, 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 Preservation Order
- Postcode
- MK44 3QG
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Great Barford
- Parish
- Willington
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Grant Consent
- Decision date
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Eden Tree Specialists
How this decision compares
Decided in 65 days from validation, 27 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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 7 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14976363
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14976363
- Comments by
- 5 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 8 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
10 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%).
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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