7 Biddenham Turn Biddenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4AT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01471/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

T1 Oak - Lift crown over the road to 6m above ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
3 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Registered park or garden 153 m away: Garden at Three Gables; National infrastructure project 372 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £280,000 in May 1995. Detached house, freehold.

6 May 1995£280,000

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

Work with planning data?

Every application in Bedford - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
MK40 4AT
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Biddenham
Parish
Biddenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Apex Tree Specialists

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 23 days slower than Bedford's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
210decided 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 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15119727
Planning Portal ref
PP-15119727
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
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