Land To The South East De Montfort Place Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2FN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00972/TCA - Tree Conservation Area Determined Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Weeping Willow to reinstate the polard by removing unto 4mts growth to historic points. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2026
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Approved
9 Jun 2026

Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Bedford 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Bedford
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Bedford Town Centre AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bedford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Tree Conservation Area Determined
Postcode
MK40 2FN
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Harpur
Parish
Bedford Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Jun 2026
Decision
No Tree Preservation Order Served
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Apex Tree Specialists

How this decision compares

Decided in 19 days from validation, 20 days faster than Bedford's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
163decided 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 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14954278
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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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 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