St Mary Magdalen Church School Lane Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3DR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00011/TCA - Tree Conservation Area Determined Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Coppice hazel bushes to approximately 1 metre. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jan 2026
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Validated
6 Jan 2026
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Approved
28 Jan 2026

Approved on 28 Jan 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Grade II* listed: Parish Church of Saint Mary Magdalen
List entry 1114927 · 2 m away · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Roxton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Public footpath 10 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
National infrastructure project 197 m away: A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Road Improvement scheme
The site is 197 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements (at pre-application, 487 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Roxton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Tree Conservation Area Determined
Postcode
MK44 3DR
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Jan 2026
Ward
Wyboston
Parish
Roxton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Feb 2026
Decision
No Tree Preservation Order Served
Decision date
28 Jan 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, 16 days faster than Bedford's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
178decided in the last year

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 14 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14598418
Planning Portal ref
PP-14598418
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
ID1 hedge along Church ground wall - Removal
21/00034/TCA
2016 Approved
Works to various trees
16/00911/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved
31 School Lane Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3DR
Erection of detached double garage to front
16/02641/FUL
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bedford decision statistics
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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