Hanover Court Linden Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2BW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00375/TCA - Tree Conservation Area Determined Approved

Proposal

T1 - Red Snakebark Maple - Remove major deadwood and reduce crown by max 1m (growing in proximity to boundary wall, symptoms of cambial dysfunction). T3 - Sycamore - Remove epicormic growth to maintain suitable clearance over car park. Crown reduce by max 2.0m to maintain size. (growing direct adjacent to car park area, multiple large diameter partially and fully occluded pruning wounds on main stem, epicormic growth establishing on main stem).T4 - Wild Cherry - Crown reduction by max 2m. (bifurcation at 1m, previous pruning wounds on main stem and scaffold branches, ongoing occlusion, crown in direct contact with building to west, crown overhanging access road). T5 - Plum - Crown reduce by max 2.0m to maintain suitable size (crown in proximity to fence north and building to south east) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Feb 2026
Approved
25 Mar 2026

Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Tree Conservation Area Determined
Postcode
MK40 2BW
Received
25 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Ward
Harpur
Parish
Bedford Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Apr 2026
Decision
No Tree Preservation Order Served
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Steve Dear Tree Services Ltd - Mr S Dear

Public comments

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Last counted 1 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14734438
Env. assessment
No
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Bedford decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #259 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #239 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #201 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #233 of 296
52%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
67%
Change of use approved
57 decided
993
Total decisions
203 refused in the year to March 2026