Holly House 8B Bushmead Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3QL Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 26/01635/TCA

Trees & landscaping

Council

Bedford 2.4/10

Date received

24 Aug 2026

Date validated

24 Aug 2026

Postcode

MK40 3QL

Description

T1 Conifer rear boundary: rear garden fell and grind to allow new patio. Grind in depth would be approximately 25-30cm. T2 - Fig tree, rear left-hand corner of house. - Reduce crown to approximately 2 m to retain privacy. T3 Fig tree in the rear garden, rear of the conservatory - reduced to 1.5 m to allow fruit picking. T4 Bay tree front garden reduced by approximately 1 m, forming a more even Dome. T5 Laurel, front garden, side of house. Reduce crown to form a compact square/Box shape. prune away from building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 17:10

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.

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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.

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Also on the record

Inside the Bedford built-up area; Air quality management area about 9 m away: Bedford Town Centre AQMA.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 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 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 £350,000 in August 2009. Detached house, freehold.

14 August 2009£350,000

13 October 1997£143,500

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

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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

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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