Bedford And County Golf Club Green Lane Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6ET Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Oak tree - Reduce crown overall by 15 - 20% by volume, equivalent to an average reduction of 2.5 metres from height and spread - required to mitigate risk of major branch failures due to identified decay Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 12 Jul 2026
Site constraints 5
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, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Bedford
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Postcode
- MK41 6ET
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Clapham & Oakley
- Parish
- Clapham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Grant Consent
- Decision date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- RGS - Mr R Yates
How this decision compares
Decided in 138 days from validation, 99 days slower than Bedford's median of 39 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-14703484
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14703484
- Comments by
- 26 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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