The Red Lion High Street Elstow Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9XP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Crown reduce mixed species trees by 2 metres in height. These works will be undertaken from ground level using a pole saw. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Site constraints 5
Show the other 18 with distances
- 28 mPost OfficeGrade II
- 28 m174, High StreetGrade II
- 49 m173, High StreetGrade II
- 53 mUnnamed
- 60 mGreen CornerGrade II
- 63 mBunyan's MeadGrade II*
- 67 mMoot HallGrade II*
- 68 m172 High StreetGrade II
- 78 mSt HelenaGrade II
- 83 m215 and 216 West EndGrade II
- 107 mBunyan's MeadGrade II
- 109 m170 and 171, High StreetGrade II
- 112 mThe Swan Public HouseGrade II
- 120 m204, High StreetGrade II
- 122 mBase of Market CrossGrade II
- 140 mBunyan's MeadGrade II
- 146 mWar Memorial at Elstow Lower SchoolGrade II
- 150 mElstow Lower SchoolGrade II
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Important details
- Council
- Bedford
- Application type
- Tree Conservation Area Determined
- Postcode
- MK42 9XP
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Wixams & Wilstead
- Parish
- Elstow
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Oct 2026
- Decision
- No Tree Preservation Order Served
- Decision date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Ground Control Ltd -
How this decision compares
Decided in 31 days from validation, 11 days faster than Bedford's median of 42 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 18 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15137902
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15137902
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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