The Old Vicarage Vicarage Lane Podington Wellingborough NN29 7HR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1. Hornbeam -Crown reduction of approximately 50%, equating to a 6-8 metre reduction all round. Retain existing deadwood where safe and appropriate. Larger sections of deadwood will be reduced and stabilised rather than removed to maintain valuable wildlife habitat. T2 - Holly - Fell. G1 - 3 x Wild Cherry - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Feb 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 1 Aug 2026
Site constraints 6
Show all 9 with distances
- 29 mCottage 30 Metres South of SycamoreGrade II
- 69 mWoodyard CottageGrade II
- 101 mThe Old VicarageGrade II
- 106 m36, High StreetGrade II
- 111 m32-35, High StreetGrade II
- 130 mThe Cottage and Nos. 29, 31 and 33Grade II
- 136 mWatts CottageGrade II
- 140 m25-28, High StreetGrade II
- 140 mParish Church of St MaryGrade I
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 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 Conservation Area Determined
- Postcode
- NN29 7HR
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Harrold
- Parish
- Podington
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decision
- No Tree Preservation Order Served
- Decision date
- 6 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Eden Tree Specialists
How this decision compares
Decided in 32 days from validation, 6 days faster 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 1 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14575420
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14575420
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
13 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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