Goldington Hall Goldington Green Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0FB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01774/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision

Proposal

T1- Sycamore tree. The tree is dead and needs to be felled to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Oct 2026 and 10 Nov 2026, from Bedford's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 2

Grade II listed: Goldington Hall
List entry 1129006 · 7 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bedford built-up area.
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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,400,000 in June 2021. Detached house, freehold.

29 June 2021£1,400,000
5 March 2010£450,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
MK41 0FB
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Goldington
Parish
Bedford Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wilkinson Tree Specialist Ltd - Mr J Wilkinson

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Bedford usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
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 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15230806
Planning Portal ref
PP-15230806
Env. assessment
No
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use